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You know how on Christmas day, the day feels different, even if you're just sitting in your chair waiting for your girlfriend to put her face on and you haven't even started any of the festivities yet, the day still feels different. The electrons are fatter and pushier.

~Bill Callahan

Topics: Any Chair Christmas Day Different Electron Even Face Feels Girlfriend Her How Just Know Put Sitting Started Still Waiting You Your

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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

Topics: Accuracy Albums Am Approach Long More Off Personally Question Reflecting Than Where I Am

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Some people write a thank you note for a gift, and it's three pages long, and some people write a thank you note, and it's five sentences - that's me. I like to pare away words because I don't want to waste anyone's time.

~Bill Callahan

Topics: Anyone Away Because Five Gift Like Long Me Note Pages Pare People Sentences Some Some People Thank Thank You Three Time Want Waste Words Write You

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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

Topics: About Calm Deeper Did Doing Lot Made Music Rational Stopping Thinking Tone Way Without Work

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Every day I don't Google my name, there's another beautiful day.

~Bill Callahan

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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

Topics: About Absolutely Absolutely Nothing Any Anything Bad Change Communicating Cool Drastic Electric Electric Guitar Guitar Had Just Knew Like Made Moved Nothing Plug Real Recorder Recording Right Screaming Skills Something Sound Subtle Thought Which

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I feel like you come in under a cloak of someone else's skin for a while, but then you can shrug it off - you have to find your own voice, if you want to keep doing it. That became a really conscious thing for me.

~Bill Callahan

Topics: Became Cloak Come Conscious Doing Else Feel Find Keep Like Me Off Own Really Skin Someone Then Thing Voice Want While You Your I Feel I Feel Like

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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

Topics: Always Angry Awful Captured Capturing Does Everybody Get Goes Hot Ice Interested Like Maybe Moments Moods Seconds Somebody Something Then Things Those Through Years You

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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

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Any talk of 'craft' makes me laugh. My music looks outward; it does not gaze upon itself in admiration. Artisanal is for cheesemakers. I don't know anything about music theory. Every time I approach my guitar, it's like the first time. There's no craft in that.

~Bill Callahan

Topics: About Admiration Any Anything Approach Craft Does Every Every Time First First Time Gaze Guitar Itself Know Laugh Like Looks Makes Me Music Outward Talk Theory Time

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: June 3rd, 1966

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