Did David Bowie (or anyone else) say something like this?
October 10, 2017 11:53 AM Subscribe
"People are born with a certain number of songs about themselves and their lives inside of them. After they've written all of those songs, they have to learn how to write other people's stories too/instead."
A friend told me about reading an interview in a magazine circa 1994 with that quote, helping explain why Bowie took on different personas over the years, and it stuck with me. I've searched for it a few times but never found the quote or the interview, but this comment reminded me of it so I figured I'd throw it out to the green. It's possible it could have been someone other than Bowie but I'm 99% certain it was attributed to him.
A friend told me about reading an interview in a magazine circa 1994 with that quote, helping explain why Bowie took on different personas over the years, and it stuck with me. I've searched for it a few times but never found the quote or the interview, but this comment reminded me of it so I figured I'd throw it out to the green. It's possible it could have been someone other than Bowie but I'm 99% certain it was attributed to him.
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posted by bassomatic at 3:46 PM on October 10, 2017