I've never taken the steps to be 'successful': I've never had a manager or signed to a publishing house. J. Tillman havehousemanager Change image and share on social
I've been writing a lot about my encounter with love. Which is the white stag as far as songwriting is concerned because love songs are so banal, and my experience with love is anything but that. J. Tillman banalconcernencounter Change image and share on social
Funny is a good foil. Humor is illuminating, and it also gives you power. J. Tillman foilfunnygood Change image and share on social
I play sad bastard music. For the money. J. Tillman bastardmoneymusic Change image and share on social
I think that providing obstructions in the live setting is when you get something that actually means something, as opposed to just aping your way through your greatest hits. J. Tillman greathitlive Change image and share on social
I had this revelation, you are a lot better at the between-song stuff than you are at the song stuff. That was devastating. And I usually find devastating things to be pretty valuable. J. Tillman devastatefindlot Change image and share on social
My humor is my creativity, and my skepticism is a gift. J. Tillman creativitygifthumor Change image and share on social
I would play my Dungeons and Dragons songs and watch people's eyes glaze over, and then I would start joking around between songs, and all of a sudden people were lighting up and engaging. J. Tillman dragondungeonengage Change image and share on social