Billy Childish
Billy Childish
Billy Childishis an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist. Since the late 1970s, Childish has been prolific in creating music, writing and visual art. He has led and played in bands including the Pop Rivets, Thee Milkshakes, Thee Headcoats, and the Musicians of the British Empire, primarily working in the genres of garage rock, punk and surf...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth1 December 1959
feelings favourite comfortable
My favourite things are jokes, friendliness and feeling comfortable.
different fields
I've dubbed myself as an amateur, not because I work in different field, but because I do what I do for love.
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Being a fan of authentic Dada, I find today's art - what I call 'Bankers' Dada' - mind-numbingly dull. The most challenging work I've seen of late is by The British Art Resistance. Their document, 'A Call for Heroes in an Age of Cowards', is apt in these days of witless chancers.