Top 34 Quotes by Bill Callahan

About Bill Callahan

These are some quotes by American author Bill Callahan Musician, who was born on June 3, 1966.

James Cain was saddled with being called the father of hardboiled fiction. Apparently, he didn't like this saddle.

James Cain was saddled with being called the father of hardboiled fiction. Apparently, he didn't like this saddle.

Bill Callahan

My first records are integral because I made them, you know, and I'm going to learn from those mistakes.

My first records are integral because I made them, you know, and I'm going to learn from those mistakes.

Bill Callahan

My parents weren't religious at all. I remember the first time I heard about Jesus was at school.

My parents weren't religious at all. I remember the first time I heard about Jesus was at school.

Bill Callahan

As a kid, I was just a kid. Average.

As a kid, I was just a kid. Average.

Bill Callahan

I wanted to live in a house. I wanted to have a place where I could record at home - all of these things I'd wanted to do for years.

I wanted to live in a house. I wanted to have a place where I could record at home - all of these things I'd wanted to do for years.

Bill Callahan

Writing songs was like my ticket to the world, I think.

Writing songs was like my ticket to the world, I think.

Bill Callahan

You get into moods - like, if somebody does something to you, then you're angry for maybe 30 seconds, or maybe 30 years. I was always interested in capturing those awful, unflattering things that everybody goes through - those hot moments, captured in ice.

Bill Callahan

I knew absolutely nothing about recording. I had this four-track recorder, and I'd plug my electric guitar right into it, which sounded real bad. I moved any fader that made a drastic change in sound. I thought that was cool - that it was communicating something. I didn't have the skills to do anything subtle. It was just like screaming.

Bill Callahan

I will concentrate on playing guitar, on lyrics and on singing. I am a part of things; I am not the encompassing 'Smog.'

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

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.

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

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