Author: J. Tillman

Quotes

It's a vanity to think that a legitimate shamanistic experience can be purchased.

It's a vanity to think that a legitimate shamanistic experience can be purchased.

- J. Tillman

With sad music, or music that's perceived as sad, there's a sense of solidarity that can be really powerful. My songs are all joyful to me.

With sad music, or music that's perceived as sad, there's a sense of solidarity that can be really powerful. My songs are all joyful to me.

- J. Tillman

Interpretive thinking, as an art form, is dying.

Interpretive thinking, as an art form, is dying.

- J. Tillman

Funny is a good foil. Humor is illuminating, and it also gives you power.

Funny is a good foil. Humor is illuminating, and it also gives you power.

- J. Tillman

I think that life is messy and that human beings are insane.

I think that life is messy and that human beings are insane.

- J. Tillman

There's a difference between art and entertainment. Entertainment is really about forgetting about your life, and art is about remembering your life.

There's a difference between art and entertainment. Entertainment is really about forgetting about your life, and art is about remembering your life.

- J. Tillman

I play sad bastard music. For the money.

I play sad bastard music. For the money.

- J. Tillman

My music asks people to think critically, so how can I get upset when people think about me critically?

My music asks people to think critically, so how can I get upset when people think about me critically?

- J. Tillman

If music was made by some kind of critical theorist, it would sound like my music.

If music was made by some kind of critical theorist, it would sound like my music.

- J. Tillman

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