Author: J. Tillman

Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

- 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

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

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

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

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