''The Stars look very different today''
Zitate und Lyrics von David Bowie
"Ich bin nicht gut darin, meine Gefühle zu artikulieren. Meine Musik macht das für mich", sagte Bowie einmal. Die schönsten Textzeilen des Ausnahmemusikers.
!["Ich bin nicht gut darin, meine Gefühle zu artikulieren. Meine Musik macht das für mich", sagte Bowie einmal. Die schönsten Textzeilen und Zitate aus Interviews des Ausnahmemusikers: I'm an instant star. Just add water and stir. aus ''Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies'' von Leslie Halliwell (2003)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/yx7r9u-BRITAIN-MUSIC-OBIT-BOWIE_1452509942565526.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/BRITAIN-MUSIC-OBIT-BOWIE_1452509942565526.jpg)
"Ich bin nicht gut darin, meine Gefühle zu artikulieren. Meine Musik macht das für mich", sagte Bowie einmal. Die schönsten Textzeilen und Zitate aus Interviews des Ausnahmemusikers: I'm an instant star. Just add water and stir. aus ''Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies'' von Leslie Halliwell (2003)
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![I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human. I felt very puny as a human. I thought, "Fuck that. I want to be a superhuman." aus Fas Ferox: "A Modern Day Mythology - World Walkthrough" (2006)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/a5ry2-BRITAIN-MUSIC-OBIT-BOWIE_1452509953595466.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/BRITAIN-MUSIC-OBIT-BOWIE_1452509953595466.jpg)
I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human. I felt very puny as a human. I thought, "Fuck that. I want to be a superhuman." aus Fas Ferox: "A Modern Day Mythology - World Walkthrough" (2006)
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![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. There, in the chords and melodies, is everything I want to say. The words just jolly it along. It's always been my way of expressing what for me is inexpressible by any other means. aus einem Interview mit Livewire, 2003](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/d8pdyv-GERMANY-OBIT-PEOPLE-BOWIE-MUSIC_1452510026492532.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/GERMANY-OBIT-PEOPLE-BOWIE-MUSIC_1452510026492532.jpg)
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. There, in the chords and melodies, is everything I want to say. The words just jolly it along. It's always been my way of expressing what for me is inexpressible by any other means. aus einem Interview mit Livewire, 2003
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![This is Major Tom to Ground Control I'm stepping through the door And I'm floating in a most peculiar way And the stars look very different today For here Am I sitting in a tin can Far above the world Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do aus "Space Oddity" vom gleichnamigen Album (1969)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/4cqcn1-David_Bowie_David_Bowie__Space_Oddity_Picture_Vinyl_1452510396813357.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/David_Bowie_David_Bowie__Space_Oddity_Picture_Vinyl_1452510396813357.jpg)
This is Major Tom to Ground Control I'm stepping through the door And I'm floating in a most peculiar way And the stars look very different today For here Am I sitting in a tin can Far above the world Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do aus "Space Oddity" vom gleichnamigen Album (1969)
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![In the corner of the morning in the past I would sit and blame the master first and last All the roads were straight and narrow And the prayers were small and yellow And the rumour spread that I was aging fast Then I ran across a monster who was sleeping By a tree And I looked and frowned and the monster was me aus ''The Width of a Circle'' von ''The Man Who Sold the World'' (1970)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/g77wu6-The-Man-Who-Sold-the-World_145251055024841.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/The-Man-Who-Sold-the-World_145251055024841.jpg)
In the corner of the morning in the past I would sit and blame the master first and last All the roads were straight and narrow And the prayers were small and yellow And the rumour spread that I was aging fast Then I ran across a monster who was sleeping By a tree And I looked and frowned and the monster was me aus ''The Width of a Circle'' von ''The Man Who Sold the World'' (1970)
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![We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was and when Although I wasn't there, he said I was his friend Which came as some surprise I spoke into his eyes I thought you died alone, a long long time ago aus ''The Man Who Sold the World'' vom gleichnamigen Album (1970)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/dsucwl-The-Man-Who-Sold-the-World_145251055952725.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/The-Man-Who-Sold-the-World_145251055952725.jpg)
We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was and when Although I wasn't there, he said I was his friend Which came as some surprise I spoke into his eyes I thought you died alone, a long long time ago aus ''The Man Who Sold the World'' vom gleichnamigen Album (1970)
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![Ch-ch-ch-ch-ChangesTurn and face the strange aus ''Changes'' von ''Hunky Dory'' (1971)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/hslwzz-hunky-dory_1452510716779997.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/hunky-dory_1452510716779997.jpg)
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ChangesTurn and face the strange aus ''Changes'' von ''Hunky Dory'' (1971)
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![There's a starman waiting in the skyHe'd like to come and meet usBut he thinks he'd blow our minds aus ''Starman'' von ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'' (1972)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/k62sb-The-Rise-and-Fall-of-Ziggy-Stardust-and-the-Spiders-from-Mars_1452510831125715.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/The-Rise-and-Fall-of-Ziggy-Stardust-and-the-Spiders-from-Mars_1452510831125715.jpg)
There's a starman waiting in the skyHe'd like to come and meet usBut he thinks he'd blow our minds aus ''Starman'' von ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'' (1972)
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![Who'll love Aladdin Sane? Battle cries and champagne just in time for sunrise aus ''Aladdin Sane'' vom gleichnamigen Album (1973)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/ruy4w-Aladdin-Sane_1452510918250184.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/Aladdin-Sane_1452510918250184.jpg)
Who'll love Aladdin Sane? Battle cries and champagne just in time for sunrise aus ''Aladdin Sane'' vom gleichnamigen Album (1973)
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![Rebel Rebel, you've torn your dressRebel Rebel, your face is a messRebel Rebel, how could they know?Hot tramp, I love you so! aus ''Rebel Rebel'' von ''Diamond Dogs'' (1974)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/9qfu3u-David_Bowie_David_Bowie__Rebel_Rebel_7_145251099219669.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/David_Bowie_David_Bowie__Rebel_Rebel_7_145251099219669.jpg)
Rebel Rebel, you've torn your dressRebel Rebel, your face is a messRebel Rebel, how could they know?Hot tramp, I love you so! aus ''Rebel Rebel'' von ''Diamond Dogs'' (1974)
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![Fame, (fame) makes a man take things over Fame, (fame) lets him loose, hard to swallow Fame, (fame) puts you there where things are hollow Fame (fame)Fame, it's not your brain, it's just the flame That burns your change to keep you insane (sane) aus dem Song ''Fame'', den Bowie gemeinsam mit Carlos Alomar und John Lennon schrieb, vom Album ''Young Americans'' (1975)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/2px1oy-David_Bowie_David_Bowie__Fame_40th_Anniversary_1452511090667464.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/David_Bowie_David_Bowie__Fame_40th_Anniversary_1452511090667464.jpg)
Fame, (fame) makes a man take things over Fame, (fame) lets him loose, hard to swallow Fame, (fame) puts you there where things are hollow Fame (fame)Fame, it's not your brain, it's just the flame That burns your change to keep you insane (sane) aus dem Song ''Fame'', den Bowie gemeinsam mit Carlos Alomar und John Lennon schrieb, vom Album ''Young Americans'' (1975)
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![I, I will be king. And you, you will be queen. Though nothing will drive them away We can beat them, just for one day We can be heroes, just for one day aus ''Heroes'', gemeinsam mit Brian Eno geschrieben, vom gleichnamigen Album (1977)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/6d74nx-heroes_1452511197642970.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/heroes_1452511197642970.jpg)
I, I will be king. And you, you will be queen. Though nothing will drive them away We can beat them, just for one day We can be heroes, just for one day aus ''Heroes'', gemeinsam mit Brian Eno geschrieben, vom gleichnamigen Album (1977)
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![Ashes to ashes, funk to funkyWe know Major Tom's a junkieStrung out in heaven's highHitting an all-time low aus ''Ashes To Ashes'' von ''Scary Monsters'' (1980)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/69fjw4-scary-monsters_1452511275979805.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/scary-monsters_1452511275979805.jpg)
Ashes to ashes, funk to funkyWe know Major Tom's a junkieStrung out in heaven's highHitting an all-time low aus ''Ashes To Ashes'' von ''Scary Monsters'' (1980)
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![And if you say run, I'll run with youAnd if you say hide, we'll hide.Because my love for youWould break my heart in two.If you should fallInto my armsAnd tremble like a flower aus ''Let's Dance'' vom gleichnamigen Album (1983)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/tpz771-lets-dance_1452511346921849.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/lets-dance_1452511346921849.jpg)
And if you say run, I'll run with youAnd if you say hide, we'll hide.Because my love for youWould break my heart in two.If you should fallInto my armsAnd tremble like a flower aus ''Let's Dance'' vom gleichnamigen Album (1983)
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![God is an American I'm afraid of Americans I'm afraid of the world I'm afraid I can't help it I'm afraid I can't aus ''I'm Afraid of Americans'' von ''Earthling'' (1997)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/6fpdbm-earthling_1452511473652219.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/-earthling_1452511473652219.jpg)
God is an American I'm afraid of Americans I'm afraid of the world I'm afraid I can't help it I'm afraid I can't aus ''I'm Afraid of Americans'' von ''Earthling'' (1997)
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![And there's never gonna be enough moneyAnd there's never gonna be enough drugsAnd I'm never ever gonna get oldThere's never gonna be enough bulletsThere's never gonna be enough sexAnd I'm never ever gonna get oldSo I'm never ever gonna get highAnd I'm never ever gonna get lowAnd I'm never ever gonna get old aus ''Never Get Old'' von ''Reality'' (2003)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/klko2u-reality_1452511581244247.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/reality_1452511581244247.jpg)
And there's never gonna be enough moneyAnd there's never gonna be enough drugsAnd I'm never ever gonna get oldThere's never gonna be enough bulletsThere's never gonna be enough sexAnd I'm never ever gonna get oldSo I'm never ever gonna get highAnd I'm never ever gonna get lowAnd I'm never ever gonna get old aus ''Never Get Old'' von ''Reality'' (2003)
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![Soon there'll be nothing left of me Nothing left to release aus ''Bring Me the Disco King'' von ''Reality'' (2003)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/m0z1jl-reality_1452511571923688.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/reality_1452511571923688.jpg)
Soon there'll be nothing left of me Nothing left to release aus ''Bring Me the Disco King'' von ''Reality'' (2003)
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![First they give you everything that you wantThen they take back everything that you haveThey live upon their feet and they die upon their kneesThey can work with satan while they dress like the saintsThey know god exists for the devil told them soThey scream my name aloud down into the well below aus ''The Next Day'' vom gleichnamigen Album (2013)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/54uuy2-David-Bowies-The-Next-Day_1452511648807938.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/David-Bowies-The-Next-Day_1452511648807938.jpg)
First they give you everything that you wantThen they take back everything that you haveThey live upon their feet and they die upon their kneesThey can work with satan while they dress like the saintsThey know god exists for the devil told them soThey scream my name aloud down into the well below aus ''The Next Day'' vom gleichnamigen Album (2013)
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![Look up here, I'm in heaven, I've got scars that can't be seen aus ''Lazarus'' von Bowies letztem Album ''Blackstar'' (2015)](https://img.diepresse.com/public/incoming/13dtuy-File-photo-of-David-Bowie-performing-during-a-concert-in-Vienna_1452511945707894.jpg/alternates/FREE_1200/File-photo-of-David-Bowie-performing-during-a-concert-in-Vienna_1452511945707894.jpg)
Look up here, I'm in heaven, I've got scars that can't be seen aus ''Lazarus'' von Bowies letztem Album ''Blackstar'' (2015)
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