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Billy Childish Quotes: 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 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.


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I gave up drinking lots of whiskey and began to practice yoga and meditation. As a result I am not dead.



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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.



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People could live very happily without the Turner Prize, but they could not live without real communication and emotion.





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