"I had to resign myself, many years ago, that I'm not too articulate when it comes to explaining how I feel about things. But my music does it for me, it really does"
- David Bowie
About this Quote
In this quote, David Bowie reviews his battles with expressing his emotions through words. He admits that he has accepted this limitation a long period of time ago and has actually concerned terms with the truth that he is not extremely articulate when it pertains to describing his sensations. Nevertheless, he discovers solace in his music, as it functions as a medium for him to communicate his emotions. Bowie thinks that his music has the power to express what he can not take into words, and it really speaks for him. This quote highlights the power of music as a kind of self-expression and communication.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away"
"We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I can't, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics. Elton has a great talent for that. Whatever you give him, including your questions, he composes in half an hour and makes a great song out of it"
