140 Quotes by Will Oldham

Sometimes we need to tell ourselves that we're not going to do certain things, just in order to stay sane.

I have more respect for somebody who points at his ideal - in this case, the ideal of the pirate - and then becomes something that's more radical, more exciting, more subversive than a pirate could ever be.

I think that America in general is piratical. Every time we accept a paycheck for doing almost nothing, allowing us to live above the poverty line, we're engaging in piracy.

As it turns out, as an adult I can have a very unpleasant, fierce and unforgiving temper at times. But I don't think I had that when I was a kid.

I think records and music are more appropriate and more respectful of the human soul than the churches are. And more respectful of the needs of humans to communicate with the aspects of themselves that are neglected by language.

I don't think that word - the word pirate - has any real meaning. Or it's something that's had meaning imposed on it.

I figure it's okay to make certain rules, whether or not people despise you for it at the time.

I make the songs and part of making them is singing them. But what you hear is not me. It's the song. It's through me.

People are looking for fame or a focus, and I can't provide that.