Will Oldham Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I think that what trips up a lot of great musicians is that they become involved with too many things that aren't where their strengths lie.”

“Too much emphasis is put on American roots music when people try and place me. You know, I grew up listening to punk.”

“What is normally called religion is what I would tend to call music - participating in music, listening to music, making records and singing.”

“When I was a kid, I always thought that acting was going to be the way to go.”

“I do not want a personal relationship with my fans. Or to do anything that encourages them to think they have one with me. They can have a personal relationship with my songs. That's fine, but they don't know me.”

“I don't like going to cities. I don't mind maybe being in a city sometimes for a few hours, but I pretty much don't like cities. I don't even like passing through them.”

“I write a song to be recorded. And to some extent to be performed, but definitely more to be recorded than performed, because the recording will last longer than a performance.”

“I'd like my records to reach as many people as possible, but I'm also thinking in terms of how I can keep from getting jaded or unhappy with the process.”

“Writing songs is a profession; so it's not an attempt to take things from my interactions with other people and for some reason give them to a total stranger to listen to. I find it offensive to hear other people do that.”