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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.

~ Will Oldham

Anything Down Faraway Go Movie Movie Theaters Need Order People Player Record Record Player Someplace Street Theaters Walking

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I'd like my records to reach as many people as possible, but I'm also thinking in terms of how I can keep from getting jaded or unhappy with the process.

~ Will Oldham

Also Getting How I Can Jaded Keep Like Many People Possible Process Reach Records Terms Thinking Unhappy

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It's nice to be able to backtrack and not be embarrassed by the music you used to listen to.

~ Will Oldham

Able Embarrassed Listen Music Nice Used You

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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.

~ Will Oldham

Adult Fierce Had I Can Kid Out Temper Think Times Turns Unforgiving Unpleasant Very

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Cities are made for enemies to destroy.

~ Will Oldham

Cities Destroy Enemies Made

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I do not want a personal relationship with my fans. Or to do anything that encourages them to think they have one with me. They can have a personal relationship with my songs. That's fine, but they don't know me.

~ Will Oldham

Anything Encourages Fans Fine Know Me Personal Personal Relationship Relationship Songs Them Think Want

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I don't like going to cities. I don't mind maybe being in a city sometimes for a few hours, but I pretty much don't like cities. I don't even like passing through them.

~ Will Oldham

Being Cities City Even Few Going Hours Like Maybe Mind Much Passing Pretty Sometimes Them Through

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I don't like the idea of being surrounded by hidden things; people you can't see in buildings and cars.

~ Will Oldham

Being Buildings Car Hidden Hidden Things Idea Like People See Surrounded Things You

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

~ Will Oldham

Any Had Imposed Meaning Pirate Real Real Meaning Something Think Word

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

~ Will Oldham

Certain Despise Figure Make Okay People Rules Time Whether You

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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.

~ Will Oldham

Becomes Case Could Ever Exciting His Ideal More Pirate Points Radical Respect Somebody Something Subversive Than Then Who

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I like rural areas.

~ Will Oldham

Area Like Rural Rural Areas

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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.

~ Will Oldham

Hear Make Making Me Part Singing Song Songs Them Through You

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I really hate press.

~ Will Oldham

Hate Press Really

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

~ Will Oldham

Defensive Everybody Film Film Industry I Think Industry Most Part Position Think Works

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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.

~ Will Oldham

Appropriate Aspects Churches Communicate Human Human Soul Humans I Think Language More Music Needs Neglected Records Respectful Soul Than Themselves Think

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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.

~ Will Oldham

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I think that what trips up a lot of great musicians is that they become involved with too many things that aren't where their strengths lie.

~ Will Oldham

Become Great I Think Involved Lie Lot Many Musicians Strengths Things Think Too Trips Up Where

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I write a song to be recorded. And to some extent to be performed, but definitely more to be recorded than performed, because the recording will last longer than a performance.

~ Will Oldham

Because Definitely Extent I Write Last Longer More Performance Performed Recorded Recording Some Song Than Will Write

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It is more rewarding to be complicit with scarcity than excess.

~ Will Oldham

Excess More Rewarding Scarcity Than

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