Author: Billy Childish

Quotes

I'm not trying to achieve perfection. I don't like this forced control people have over work.

I'm not trying to achieve perfection. I don't like this forced control people have over work.

- Billy Childish

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

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

- Billy Childish

I coined this term 'freedom thru limitation' back in the '90s because I was sick of art being treated like pop, because of this boring 'anything can be art' theory.

I coined this term 'freedom thru limitation' back in the '90s because I was sick of art being treated like pop, because of this boring 'anything can be art' theory.

- Billy Childish

I don't spend a lot of time working if I can help it.

I don't spend a lot of time working if I can help it.

- Billy Childish

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.

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

I've always liked New York, as I like towns with an edge and New York has a European feel, so when I came to play music here in the '80s it was a surprise to me.

I've always liked New York, as I like towns with an edge and New York has a European feel, so when I came to play music here in the '80s it was a surprise to me.

- Billy Childish

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

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

- Billy Childish

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

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

- Billy Childish

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