"You
know, I’ve often wondered if being an artist in any way, in any nature,
is a sign of a social dysfunction.
It’s an extraordinary thing that
I’ve wanted to do: to express yourself in such rarified terms, I think
it’s a loony thing to want to do.
I think the saner and rational
approach to life is: survive, steadfastly and create a protective home,
and create a warm, loving environment for one’s family and get food for
them…That’s about it.
Anything else is extra, all culture is extra.
Culture—I guess it’s a freebie. We only need to eat, we don’t need
particular white chairs or particular plates, I mean, anything would do,
but we insist on making 1,000 different kinds of chairs, and 15
different kinds of plates: it’s unnecessary and it’s a sign of the
irrational part of man. We should just be content with picking nuts.
Not
mine, I might add."
David Bowie, 1998 (Interview to Charlie Rose)
(αφιερωμένο στους young artists που μας διαβάζουν)
