“See these eyes so green…
I can stare for a thousand years
Colder than the moon
It's been so long…
And I've been putting out fire…
With gasoline!”

—  David Bowie

Song lyrics, Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (1982)

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British musician, actor, record producer and arranger 1947–2016

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