I’m not sure if that’s really me coming through in the songs. They come out and I hear them afterward and I think, well, whoever wrote that really felt strongly about it. I can’t feel strongly. I get so numb. I find that I’m walking around numb. - Bowie, 1972

Let me say that my songs are a construction. It’s very rare that they inherently have a particularly deep ‘meaning’. Or if they do, it’s a very personal thing which I wouldn’t expect other people to perceive or understand. That’s not why I write songs. I like the idea that they’re vehicles for other people to interpret or use as they will. It’s a device. That’s what I do with songs, with art generally. - Bowie, Uncut 1999

skibinskipedia:

“Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the ‘transcendent’ and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don’t be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as if they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you.”

― Christopher Hitchens

Happy birthday, Moz! :)

soisjeuneettaistoi:

confusioninhereyes:

Ian Curtis died May the 18th, 1980. He was 23 years old.

Damn. Hard to believe he would only be 53.

nevver:

Dead at 64, Malcolm Mclaren

nevver:

Dead at 74, Jim Marshall [rock photog]

ringlunatic:

Ambiances & Portraits @ Hotel de Ville (Festival Fnac Indétendances – Paris Plage), Paris | 05.08.2009 (via Rod | Le-hibOO.com)

Happy birthday, you absolutely insane but truly brilliant person. You’ve been an inspiration (during the serious moments in life, but also during the silly)