My first records are integral because I made them, you know, and I'm going to learn from those mistakes. Bill Callahan integrallearnmake Change image and share on social
There are a million tiny weird towns. You never know what you're going to get into if you drive an hour into the wild. Bill Callahan drivehourmillion Change image and share on social
At midnight every night, I would methodically leave the house for a couple hours' walk, come back in, and record. And then the sun came up. If I had done something good, then I'd be happy and go to sleep. Bill Callahan backcouplegood share on social
I cross things out more than I write them. And if I try to sing a line, and I know that it's written incorrectly, I get this weird sort of physical nausea, and my mouth curls up all strange. I guess that's why I always write the words first: because, if everything feels okay, I'm ready to put it to music. Bill Callahan crosscurlfelt share on social
I don't know about a lot of things. I read a lot, but a lot of it just passes through me. I don't retain much. I am kind of dumb that way. Or maybe 'I am a simple man,' is a better way to say it. Bill Callahan dumbkindlot Change image and share on social
James Cain was saddled with being called the father of hardboiled fiction. Apparently, he didn't like this saddle. Bill Callahan apparentlycaincall Change image and share on social
I did a lot of work without thinking about it in a calm, rational way. Stopping and thinking about what I was doing made my music calmer and deeper in tone. Bill Callahan calmdeeplot Change image and share on social
I like mountains and oceans and stuff, which is where I've always felt some sort of power of meaning, but that's not necessarily spiritual. Bill Callahan felthavemean Change image and share on social
I didn't think I'd ever eat pork; it just does not appeal to me. Bill Callahan appealeatpork Change image and share on social