Tag: Watch Me Get Married
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Bill Callahan: The Drunk Professor of Songwriting and Coincidence
Introduction: A singer who defies easy labels Bill Callahan has long lived where the lines between writer, performer, and observer blur. The musician behind Smog, and later a solo artist under his own name, has cultivated a persona that some describe as unpolished, others as revelatory. In conversations that wrestle with craft, ownership, and the…
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Bill Callahan: The Drunk Professor Behind the Coincidence-Driven Songbook
Introduction: A Singer-Songwriter Beyond Craft Bill Callahan, the man behind Smog and his later solo work, often describes his process in terms that blend intellectual curiosity with human imperfection. He has joked about being “not a craftsman — more of a drunk professor who likes coincidence and mistakes.” The remark isn’t a posturing quip; it…
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Bill Callahan on Craft, Coincidence, and Living Songs: The Drunk Professor of Music
Bill Callahan’s Identity: Craftsperson, Coincidence Seeker, and the Drunk Professor Bill Callahan, the man behind Smog and a steady stream of stark, intimate records, once described himself with a phrase that sounds equal parts self-deprecating and revealing: a “drunk professor who likes coincidence and mistakes.” It’s a line that captures much of what fans and…