Quote

Bowie's been a huge influence on me.

Bowie's obviously my biggest influence.

I was a huge Bowie fan since I was 12 years old. That was the first 'punk' rock I got into in the Seventies. I didn't find out about a lot of the other stuff that was going on, like New York Dolls and Roxy Music, until a lot later.

One thing that has really influenced me with Bowie where I've taken an approach from him is how he changes from album to album and has always modified his sound and his appearance. I think that's an important thing.

David Bowie is such a big influence to me. Everything about him as a person is intriguing to me.

David Bowie, for me, was the butchest guy in town. Jagger was like a truck driver.

In my creative life, David Bowie is definitely an enormous influence on me, being one of rock's greatest shapeshifters.

Somebody like Bowie was so interesting because when you got him off stage, he was like a businessman. But on stage, he was just dazzling. It was like watching butterflies grow.

I really didn't get obsessed with Bowie until my freshman year in high school. I remember listening to 'Starman' and thinking it sounded like it was a song for kids, like a lullaby. The Thin White Duke is my favorite look that he created.

Ramones music has a Pavlovian effect on me - the song starts, and the world blurs around the sound.