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“Cities are made for enemies to destroy.”

Quote by Will Oldham

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Will Oldham, born on January 15, 1970, is a renowned singer-songwriter known for his unique musical style that blends folk, rock, and blues elements. His music has gained widespread acclaim and has had a significant impact on the independent music scene. more

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“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.”

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“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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“I need to go someplace faraway that doesn't have telephones and doesn't have a record player and doesn't have movie theaters and people walking down the street in order to not do anything.”

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“I think everybody works from a defensive position, for the most part, in the film industry.”

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“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.”

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Book:Will Oldham on Bonnie

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