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I did not like prizes at school. I didn't like tests or exams, or the 11+, or O-levels. Later I hated B.A.s and M.A.s. The reason I hated them is that I don't like being tested, failed or falsely praised by anyone.

~Billy Childish

Topics: Anyone Being Did Exams Failed Falsely Hated Later Like Praised Prizes Reason School Tested Tests Them

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People could live very happily without the Turner Prize, but they could not live without real communication and emotion.

~Billy Childish

Topics: Communication Could Emotion Happily Live People Prize Real Turner Very Without

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I think that the mythology of Van Gogh's life, and the beauty of his paintings, is unstoppable.

~Billy Childish

Topics: Beauty Gogh His Life Mythology Paintings Think Unstoppable Van I Think

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I've not been an admirer of contemporary music since punk rock went off the boil in 1977, but once a year I'll listen to 'Spiral Scratch' by the Buzzcocks, or 'Hippy Hippy Shake' by the Swinging Blue Jeans. Otherwise, I can put up with Chopin or shakuhachi flute in the background.

~Billy Childish

Topics: Admirer Background Been Blue Blue Jeans Boil Chopin Contemporary Flute Hippy Jeans Listen Music Off Once Once A Year Otherwise Punk Punk Rock Put Rock Scratch Shake Since Spiral Swinging Up Year I Can

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Being a fan of authentic Dada, I find today's art - what I call 'Bankers' Dada' - mind-numbingly dull. The most challenging work I've seen of late is by The British Art Resistance. Their document, 'A Call for Heroes in an Age of Cowards', is apt in these days of witless chancers.

~Billy Childish

Topics: Age Apt Art Authentic Bankers Being British Call Challenging Cowards Days Document Dull Fan Find Heroes Late Most Resistance Seen Today Work

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I like feeling at home and knowing people. I like talking about ideas and being friendly.

~Billy Childish

Topics: About Being Feeling Friendly Home Ideas Knowing Like People Talking

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I'm going to get a pair of wire-snips, and I've also started a new campaign to have blank CDs on jukeboxes so you can play the silence.

~Billy Childish

Topics: Also Blank Campaign Get Going New Pair Play Silence Started You Cds

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Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and I can't do it any other way.

~Billy Childish

Topics: Any Any Other Way Because Express Failure Fantastic Get How Know Limitations Meet Myself Other Way You Your Yourself

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Artist

Born: December 1st, 1959

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