"It's not politicians who will end oppression. It's the
radicals, with the stink in their clothes, rebellion in their brain, hope in
their heart and direct action in their fists." ~ David Bowie
He said that Hitler was the first pop star which was more about the
theatricality of the Nazis than their political agenda. Bowie's cocaine-fueled
Nazi obsession, however, was short-lived, and he himself later claimed on many
occasions how misguided and delusional he was at the time.
5 comments:
The quote may indeed be a false one for i have googled it and no found no trace. It was placed on a comment from here
http://www.alternet.org/comments/media/david-bowie-rip-he-used-his-voice-others-who-couldnt#disqus_thread
Our apologies are in order ...i'll let the quote stand for the time being for further investigation
The Hitler quote is well known
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/what-were-david-bowies-political-7155816
any context to the first quote. as much as i believe it to be his ethos and want it to be true i can't find any other solid links to it either
It seems to be based on a quote from a book review in the Industrial Worker, 8 May 1913. p.3. online here https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/industrialworker/
"It is the obscure Bill Jones on the firing line, with stink in his clothes, rebellion in his brain, hope in his heart, determination in his eyes and direct action in his gnarled fist". Of course it is possible that obscure Bill Jones is related to the not so obscure David Jones, but I doubt it.
Many thanks for your diligent research, Mark. It is such a good descriptive quote, be a shame not to let it remain and hope visitors read these comments upon its inaccuracy regards Bowie.
Thank you also. I too was trying to find out if Bowie had expressed such sentiments.
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