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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

Topics: Always Because Cross Curls Everything Feels First Get Guess Incorrectly Know Line More Mouth Music Okay Out Physical Put Ready Sing Sort Strange Than Them Things Try Up Weird Why Words Write Written I Write

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I'm somewhere between a gumshoe and a journalist. A writer, not a symbol.

~Bill Callahan

Topics: Between Journalist Somewhere Symbol Writer

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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

Topics: Been Every Experience Fill Lives Niche People Song Write Written I Write

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

~Bill Callahan

Topics: Like Songs Think Ticket World Writing I Think

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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

Topics: Back Be Happy Came Come Couple Done Every Every Night Go Good Had Happy Hours House Leave Midnight Night Record Sleep Something Something Good Sun Then Up Walk Would

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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

Topics: Am Between Correlation Could Never Really Something Speak Subconscious Think Though Where Write I Think I Am I Write

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I'm more into human nature than politics. But they're intertwined. Obviously, I live in civilization, so politics are part of my life.

~Bill Callahan

Topics: Civilization Human Human Nature Intertwined Life Live More My Life Nature Obviously Part Politics Than

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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

Topics: Big Block Book Feather Feel Kind Like More Paragraphs Prose Reading Something Song Write Writing You I Feel

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I didn't think I'd ever eat pork; it just does not appeal to me.

~Bill Callahan

Topics: Appeal Does Eat Ever Just Me Pork Think

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Music is a social act.

~Bill Callahan

Topics: Act Music Social

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: June 3rd, 1966

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