I'm somewhere between a gumshoe and a journalist. A writer, not a symbol. — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
“And I hope each morning you wake like a bird in a nest and fly without a thought.” — Bill Callahan Hope Copy Share Image
“Eid ma clack shaw Zupoven del ba Mertepy ven seinur Cofally ragdah” — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
I have long begged off the question of my albums reflecting where I am 'at' personally. There is more inaccuracy in that… — Bill Callahan Accuracy Copy Share Image
“A drink centers me but I usually make myself wait until at least 9:00 PM for that. Or 8:00 PM. Whichever comes first.” — Bill Callahan Alcohol Copy Share Image
James Cain was saddled with being called the father of hardboiled fiction. Apparently, he didn't like this saddle. — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
“But I feel overwhelmed with the everyday things that insist on my attention. And under-whelmed.” — Bill Callahan Focus Copy Share Image
I like mountains and oceans and stuff, which is where I've always felt some sort of power of meaning, but that's not… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
I've never detected a correlation between where I am and what I write. I think there could be something subconscious, though. And… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
“It crossed my mind that my letters are all about me and not you. I would hope that you pay me the… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
There are a million tiny weird towns. You never know what you're going to get into if you drive an hour into… — Bill Callahan Drive Copy Share Image
“She doesn't use her neck. She only acknowledges things that come at her head on. And she's one of those people that… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
I cross things out more than I write them. And if I try to sing a line, and I know that it's… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
I feel like there's already a written narrative going on everywhere. All the different situations and realities you're in, like words floating… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
I don't know about a lot of things. I read a lot, but a lot of it just passes through me. I… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
“Robin used to hate to see me eat. I chewed too long for her taste. One day I figured it out. She… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
Prose is like this big block - you write big paragraphs. I feel that when I'm reading and writing, that a prose… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
“When I moved, I unearthed the diaries I kept for ten years. I sat and went through them and they were a… — Bill Callahan Diaries Copy Share Image
I feel like you come in under a cloak of someone else's skin for a while, but then you can shrug it… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
“You are the reason I get out of bed. To tell you that I have gotten out of bed.” — Bill Callahan Intelligence Copy Share Image
“When faced with everything sometimes the best course of action is nothing.” — Bill Callahan Action Copy Share Image
“At the heel end of the day, I need my glass of wine. Christmas lights for the brain.” — Bill Callahan Christmas Copy Share Image
“I don't want to destroy anything. But I want to know what I can destroy.” — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
I'm more into human nature than politics. But they're intertwined. Obviously, I live in civilization, so politics are part of my life. — Bill Callahan Civilization Copy Share Image
I wanted to live in a house. I wanted to have a place where I could record at home - all of… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
I will concentrate on playing guitar, on lyrics and on singing. I am a part of things; I am not the encompassing… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
When I write a song, it is to fill a niche in people's lives. To have a song for every experience if… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
“Why do I do such things. I hope the answer is that I embrace life with abandon. But I fear the truth… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
There's so much chaos in life, I think I make music to make things feel calm and sane, to define something, to… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
