What is normally called religion is what I would tend to call music – participating in music, listening to music, making records and singing. – Will Oldham
I have more respect for somebody who points at his ideal – in this case, the ideal of the pirate – and then becomes something thats more radical, more exciting, more subversive than a pirate could ever be. – Will Oldham
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. Thats fine, but they dont know me. – Will Oldham
Church tax exemption means that we all drop our money in the collection boxes, whether we go to church or not and whether we are interested in the church or not. It is systematic and complete robbery, from which none of us escapes. – E. Haldeman-Julius, The Church Is a Burden, Not a Benefit, In Social Life