Will Oldham

Will Oldham
Will Oldham, better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music. After releasing material under his own name, he adopted the "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy" moniker for the majority of his output since 1998...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth24 December 1970
CityLouisville, KY
CountryUnited States of America
There's a lot of matte sparkle, ... It's not as glittery as we've done before, but it has beautiful sheen.
There's a lot of matte sparkle. It's not as glittery as we've done before, but it has beautiful sheen.
It was very rare to see the same girl come down twice.
Because of the photographic reproduction, it can only be printed on synthetic, so (the garments are) all polyesters, which feel amazing, ... For a while, polyester just mimicked fine fabrics so there was really no reason for it to exist, but now they have made such great leaps such as inventing truly new hands, beautiful new drapes, new possibilities that were never really there before.
Lord of myself, accountable to none, but to my conscience, and my God alone.
Everybody knows somebody -- if it's not themselves, it's a mother or father or relative -- that needs help with their prescription drug cost. There's nobody who doesn't need help. This is a huge load off their shoulders.
Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise, risking more than others think is safe, dreaming more than others think is practical, and expecting more than others think is possible.
I'd never seen it called before, and I haven't seen it called since.
While some no other cause for life can give, but a dull habitude to live.
We had an awfully good ball club that was capable of beating anybody. They were that good.
Whenever I see something that looks like it could be good - whether it's on vinyl, CD or cassette - if it's not too expensive, I'll take a chance.
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.
If I give a little hint or clue as to where my voice could be going, that would [be] read. Because people can listen closely, you know, you can sit with headphones or you just concentrate on music, you can just hear, sometimes, the desires of the voice itself.
I don't like the idea of being surrounded by hidden things; people you can't see in buildings and cars.