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Born
January 8, 1947 · Brixton, London, England, UK

Died
January 10, 2016 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (liver cancer)

Birth name
David Robert Haywood Jones

Spouses
Iman (April 24, 1992 – January 10, 2016) (his death, 1 child)
Angie Bowie (March 19, 1970 – February 8, 1980) (divorced, 1 child)

QUOTES:

[on whether he thinks he is a good actor] I took you in, didn’t I? I rest my make-up case.

[during an interview about his new album in 1999] I have nothing to say about the new album. Can I go now?
Talking about art is like dancing about architecture.

I rate Morrissey as one of the best lyricists in Britain. For me, he’s up there with Bryan Ferry.

[on receiving an honorary degree from Boston’s Berklee College of Music] Any list of advice I have to offer to a musician always ends with, “If it itches, go and see a doctor.”.

I know about Kylie [Kylie Minogue] and Robbie [Robbie Williams] and Pop Idol (2001) and stuff like that. You can’t get away from that when you hit the [British] shore, so I know all about the cruise ship entertainment aspect of British pop.

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Born
January 8, 1935 · Tupelo, Mississippi, USA

Died
August 16, 1977 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA (cardiac arrhythmia)

Birth name
Elvis Aaron Presley

Spouse
Priscilla Presley (May 1, 1967 – October 9, 1973) (divorced, 1 child)

QUOTES:

[asked who he sounded like] I don’t sound like nobody.

[asked what kind of music he sings] I sing all kinds.

I don’t like being called Elvis The Pelvis. That’s gotta be one of the most childish expressions I’ve ever heard coming from an adult.

Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ’em all together, I guess.

[his acceptance speech from the 1970 Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation Awards] When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen, I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was the hero of the comic book. I saw movies, and I was the hero in the movie. So every dream I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times . . . I learned very early in life that “Without a song, the day would never end; without a song, a man ain’t got a friend; without a song, the road would never bend – without a song”. So I keep singing a song. Goodnight. Thank you.