All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker.
David BowieRead
I'm looking for backing for an unauthorized auto-biography that I am writing. Hopefully, this will sell in such huge numbers that I will be able to sue myself for an extraordinary amount of money and finance the film version in which I will play everybody.
Interpretation
What this quote means
David Bowie humorously reflects on the idea of profiting from his own life story, even to the point of suing himself.
This quote encapsulates David Bowie's unique blend of irony and self-awareness. He presents the concept of an unauthorized autobiography not just as a creative endeavor but as a commercial enterprise that is so successful it allows for ludicrous scenarios, such as suing oneself. This highlights Bowie's characteristic wit and serves to critique the nature of celebrity and self-representation in modern culture.
Themes
AutobiographyHumorCelebrityIronySelf-Awareness
In practice
Example use cases
A comedian might use this quote to illustrate the absurdities of fame during a stand-up routine.
More from David Bowie
All quotes →I guess, taking away all the theatrics or the costuming and the outer layers of what I do, I'm a writer... I write.
David BowieRead
I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.
David BowieRead
Nothing prepared me for your smile
David BowieRead
But I've got to think of myself as the luckiest guy. Robert Johnson only had one album's worth of work as his legacy. That's all that life allowed him.
David BowieRead
I'm an early riser. I get up between five and six, have coffee, and read for a couple of hours before everyone else gets up.
David BowieRead
Similar quotes
There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.
Muhammad AliRead
It's easy to get a loan unless you need it.
Norman Ralph AugustineRead
A committee is the only known form of life with a hundred bellies and no brain.
Robert A. HeinleinRead
I find that people find a way out of misery through humor and it's humor that's often unacceptable to people who are not in quite such a state of misery.
Danny BoyleRead
People come up to me in airports, they walk into the office, and they say, 'I'm going to cry; I'm going to pass out.' And I say, 'Please don't pass out; I'm not a doctor.'
John LewisRead
You feel completely in control when you hear a wave of laughter coming back at you that you have caused.
Gilda RadnerRead