43 Quotes by Josh Tillman

I've engineered my life so that my only value in this world is in my writing, which is really dangerous, because if it's a failure, then my life is meaningless.

I'm not bamboozled by the fact that people are disgusted by me. I'm not my biggest fan either.

It's a vanity to think that a legitimate shamanistic experience can be purchased.

My humor is my creativity, and my skepticism is a gift.

I try to make myself, and subsequently the audience, as uncomfortable as possible, whether it's completely desecrating a song they thought was one thing, or getting too drunk to really do a very good job.

I think that providing obstructions in the live setting is when you get something that actually means something, as opposed to just aping your way through your greatest hits.

I've never taken the steps to be 'successful': I've never had a manager or signed to a publishing house.

I was like, 'Josh Tillman, you are not a songwriter. You are an ape. Stop thinking of yourself as a songwriter.'

I was kind of bored playing drums in a band. Which was depressing, because playing in the band was kind of a golden ticket.