Author: J. Tillman

Quotes

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

My humor is my creativity, and my skepticism is a gift.

My humor is my creativity, and my skepticism is a gift.

- 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 play sad bastard music. For the money.

I play sad bastard music. For the money.

- 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

Interpretive thinking, as an art form, is dying.

Interpretive thinking, as an art form, is dying.

- J. Tillman

There's a lot of risk in putting what you suspect you really are into your music.

There's a lot of risk in putting what you suspect you really are into your music.

- 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

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

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