David Bowie worked with Brian Eno and dressed up in extraordinary clothes, but he was also a brilliant songwriter who captured the thoughts of a generation. He was hugely successful, without compromise.

Heathenism is a state of mind. You can take it that I’m referring to one who does not see his world. He has no mental light. He destroys almost unwittingly. He cannot feel any Gods presence in his life. He is the 21st century man.

The extremes of who I'd love to be onstage are David Bowie, Prince, and, I don't know, Bjork.

I'm a born librarian with a sex drive

If David Bowie wants, I'll put him in my phone book.

Bowie is less about trappings and more about the traps that seek to limit human potential.