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David Bowie

I suppose for me as an artist it wasn't always just about expressing my work I really wanted, more than anything else, to contribute in some way to the culture that I was living in. It just seemed like a challenge to move it a little bit towards the way I

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David Bowie is saying that his goal as an artist was not only to share his personal creativity but also to influence and shape the culture around him. He saw his work as a way to push cultural boundaries and make a meaningful impact on the society he was part of.

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