"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."

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Source : "Still voice, distant life" by Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. November 16, 2002.

Will Oldham

#Song Quotes #Singing Quotes

“And this would normalize the existence of the Israeli and the Jew: a majority of Jews in the Land of Israel and a majority of Israelis among the Jewish People.”
“There is neither past nor future. There is only the present. Yesterday was the present to you when you experienced it, and tomorrow will be also the present when you experience it. Therefore, experience takes place only in the present, and beyond experience nothing exists.”
“The kids from the streets don't want preaching or messages. They want what they can identify with. They want to hear about the reality of their situation, not fairy tales. They don't care if it's ugly; they just want reality.”
“I have to have energy because I have a lot of expenses. A couple of cars, couple of dogs and a big estate.”
“Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as possible.”
“I'm looking forward to seeing some sexy football.”
“It's been my experience, Langford, that the past always has a way of returning. Those who don't learn, or can't remember it, are doomed to repeat it.”

Source : Steve Berry (2015). “The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle”, p.1245, Ballantine Books
“I love the U.S. I love doing business there.”

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