Music is chaos. When I write songs, I'm opening the door to madness. — Josh Tillman Chaos Copy Share Image
People who want to see things in stark dualities are not going to get much out of my music. — Josh Tillman Music Copy Share Image
I'm not bamboozled by the fact that people are disgusted by me. I'm not my biggest fan either. — Josh Tillman Bamboozled Copy Share Image
I love the exhilaration of feeling a pull quote come out of your mouth. The words just taste better. — Josh Tillman Better Copy Share Image
I get sick pleasure out of going on the Internet and reading about how much people hate me. — Josh Tillman Hate Copy Share Image
People think the world of music is so great, and it's just not. It's so boring, the way music is conceived and… — Josh Tillman Boring Copy Share Image
The main criticism people have of me is, 'Why are you trying so hard? This guy's exhausting.' Yeah, I am! That's my… — Josh Tillman Criticism Copy Share Image
J. Tillman was kind of an alter ego. There was a lot I didn't want people to know about my real life.… — Josh Tillman Alter ego Copy Share Image
I've engineered my life so that my only value in this world is in my writing, which is really dangerous, because if… — Josh Tillman Dangerous Copy Share Image
When I started with music, all I was looking for was to ensure I never had to live the life I grew… — Josh Tillman Boredom Copy Share Image
I think you only have to pull stunts if the content of your music is meaningless. — Josh Tillman Happiness Copy Share Image
If music was made by some kind of critical theorist, it would sound like my music. — Josh Tillman Critical Copy Share Image
I made a decision as a child that I would never let anyone tell me that I was invalid or inauthentic, or… — Josh Tillman Child Copy Share Image
My music asks people to think critically, so how can I get upset when people think about me critically? — Josh Tillman Critically Copy Share Image
I was asked to audition for the second season of 'Stranger Things.' I didn't want that level of exposure. I don't want… — Josh Tillman Audition Copy Share Image
My guiding principle when writing with other people is that it's not worth it to give someone a song unless it hurts… — Josh Tillman Hurts Copy Share Image
There's a difference between art and entertainment. Entertainment is really about forgetting about your life, and art is about remembering your life. — Josh Tillman Art Copy Share Image
What a crazy coincidence that the teaching of Christ sees to be so compatible with late-era capitalism, suburban isolation, rampant consumerism. And… — Josh Tillman Capitalism Copy Share Image
People used to see things that disgusted them and say, 'I never want to see that again.' Now we've reached the point… — Josh Tillman More Copy Share Image
