"What is normally called religion is what I would tend to call music - participating in music, listening to music, making records and singing."

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Source : Will Oldham (2012). “Will Oldham on Bonnie "Prince" Billy”, p.49, W. W. Norton & Company

Will Oldham

#Listening Quotes #Singing Quotes #Records Quotes

“In principle, skeptics are neither closed-minded nor cynical. We are curious but cautious.”
“Man truly achieves his full human condition when he produces without being compelled by the physical necessity of selling himself as a commodity.”
“Democracy, if it meant what our forefathers said, that would be great, but unfortunately it's been corrupted by this funding and funding of campaigns. There's a much better way to do it. There could be a small amount of money given by every taxpayer to be dedicated to candidates.”
“Warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.”
“I never considered myself part of rock 'n' roll. My stuff was more adult. It was more difficult for teenagers to relate to; my stuff was filled with more despair than anything you'd associate with rock 'n' roll. Since I couldn't see people dancing, I didn't write jitterbugs or twists. I wrote rhythms that moved me. My style requires pure heart singing.”
“In modern states, the citizen is politically impotent. A citizen, it is true, may complain, make suggestions, or cause disruptions, but in the ancient world these were privileges that belonged to any slave.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Too many people are hungry not because there is dearth of food. It is because there is dearth of love and care in human hearts.”
“Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking.”

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