I try to make myself, and subsequently the audience, as uncomfortable as possible, whether it's completely desecrating a song they thought was one th…

- J Tillman

I like the freedom of being able to just use the live show as an opportunity to more so deconstruct what's going on in the album than to recreate it.

- J Tillman

You can't really do anything creative without a source of inspiration.

- J Tillman

I guess with the way that I've conducted myself I'm in the logical spot and I'm fine with that. Even my limited interactions with success have left m…

- J Tillman

I don't think that just because a lot of my music has a quieter aesthetic; [it] excludes me from achieving that in a live setting, from being dangero…

- J Tillman

You know, there's an economy in lyric-writing that doesn't afford you, or at least me - I usually start off with nine or 10 verses and then boil it d…

- J Tillman

I think that providing obstructions in the live setting is when you get something that actually means something, as opposed to just aping your way th…

- J Tillman

Funny is a good foil. Humor is illuminating, and it also gives you power.

- J Tillman

My humor is my creativity, and my skepticism is a gift.

- J Tillman