David Bowie has died aged 69 following a “courageous” battle with cancer, surrounded by his family.
Through the singer’s official Facebook page, a statement said: “January 10, 2016 – David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. “While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief.”
While he will be remembered for his influence through the music and entertainment industry, his way with words should also be celebrated.
Here’s a run-down of the legendary performer’s most memorable quotes:
โI donโt know where Iโm going from here but I promise it wonโt be boring.” Madison Square Gardens on his 50th birthday.
“I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human. I felt very puny as a human. I thought, โF**k that. I want to be a superhuman.”
โFame itselfโฆ doesnโt really afford you anything more than a good seat in a restaurant.โ Q Magazine, 1990.
โI suppose for me as an artist it wasnโt always just about expressing my work; I really wanted, more than anything else, to contribute in some way to the culture I was living in.โ GQ, 2002
“I’m just an individual who doesn’t feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. I’m working for me.” 60 Minutes, 2002.
โYou would think that a rock star being married to a supermodel would be one of the greatest things in the world. It is.โ
โYou know, what I do is not terribly intellectual. Iโm a pop singer for Christโs sake.โGQ, 2002
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“I don’t know how many times someone has come up to me and said, ‘Hey, Lets dance!’. I hate dancing. God, it’s stupid.”
โI was virtually trying anythingโฆ And I think I have done just about everything that it’s possible to do โ except really dangerous things, like being an explorer. But anything that Western culture has to offer โ Iโve put myself through it.โ Telegraph, 1996
โAll my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger when I get very selfish about it.โ The Word, 2003
โMake the best of every moment. Weโre not evolving. Weโre not going anywhere.โ Esquire, 2004.
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