Billy Childish Quotes
A moustache to a man is the same as a fringe is to a woman. When you've got it, you want to grow it out; when you've grown it out, you want to cut it.
I loved moustaches. I used to draw myself with one. When I was 14, I was really into war and Van Gogh.
I've dubbed myself as an amateur, not because I work in different field, but because I do what I do for love.
We believe in a society in delusion, and if you're awake and not deluded people tell you you're mad. That's why I'm a freak and they're not. But I'm actually not.
Bowie and McCartney arrived, and the biscuits and caviare started and I left immediately. I don't like shouting across rooms, with people in shiny suits who look like used-car salesmen.
I gave up drinking lots of whiskey and began to practice yoga and meditation. As a result I am not dead.
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.
People could live very happily without the Turner Prize, but they could not live without real communication and emotion.
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'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.
When I was better known than her, she put my name in that tent. I was asked to do Celebrity Big Brother, but why should I? We live in an age where fame is not related to what you do.
I'm not trying to achieve perfection. I don't like this forced control people have over work.
I'm going to get a pair of wire-snips, and I've also started a new campaign to have blank CDs on jukeboxes so you can play the silence.
I think that the mythology of Van Gogh's life, and the beauty of his paintings, is unstoppable.
I like feeling at home and knowing people. I like talking about ideas and being friendly.
