When I write a song, it is to fill a niche in people's lives. To have a song for every experience if one hadn't been written yet. Bill Callahan experiencefilllive Change image and share on social
I'm somewhere between a gumshoe and a journalist. A writer, not a symbol. Bill Callahan gumshoejournalistsymbol Change image and share on social
I'm not really a child of this '120 TV channels, a billion websites' era. I tried to live that for a long time but recently realized I don't get anything from it. I told myself it was luxury, but it was really only annoying. I'd rather just watch the same 50 movies over and over. Bill Callahan annoybillionchannel share on social
Prose is like this big block - you write big paragraphs. I feel that when I'm reading and writing, that a prose book is kind of monolithic. But a song is more like a feather or something. Bill Callahan bigblockbook Change image and share on social
To see classic rock, you had to go to an arena. But punk was happening everywhere, even in little towns in the middle of nowhere in Maryland. I'd drive out to places I'd never been, just to go and see it. Bill Callahan arenaclassicdrive share on social
I've never detected a correlation between where I am and what I write. I think there could be something subconscious, though. And I can't really speak for my subconscious. Bill Callahan correlationdetecthave Change image and share on social
I was late to the Internet. I didn't really understand what it was. I didn't know what an email was. Bill Callahan emailinternetlate Change image and share on social
I will concentrate on playing guitar, on lyrics and on singing. I am a part of things; I am not the encompassing 'Smog.' Bill Callahan concentrateencompassguitar Change image and share on social
I have long begged off the question of my albums reflecting where I am 'at' personally. There is more inaccuracy in that approach than accuracy. Bill Callahan accuracyalbumapproach Change image and share on social
