Billy Childish: ‘I idolise myself. I don’t waste my time idolising other things’

Billy Childish: ‘I idolise myself. I don’t waste my time idolising other things’

The Unwavering Audacity of [Left tiltle blank] : A Life in Art and Rebellion

He paints every Monday. That’s the only day devoted to art.

“I don’t care what job you do or who you think you are. Let’s see how you act,” he declares, an axiom for his own rebellious life.

Coming from a generation that viewed older attendees at concerts with suspicion, he’s never shied away from expressing himself, on stage or off. People invite him to concerts?

“I’m an adult!” – he is quite unafraid to point out the absurdity of things. He doesn’t need Sasquatches or UFOs to make an impact.

The Power of Rebellion

“My father wanted me to sell the family home,” he states, “He came back from prison – for drug smuggling. He started hitting my mother. So I punched him down the stairs.” It doesn’t sound like he regrets it’ “Let’s just say, people may think I like what I do, but that’s not necessarily the case. I do what I do. It’s just a hobby that’s gotten a bit out of hand.” He views success differently.

“I pity people who have had a lot of success,” he reveals. “All it does is make them become wankers. I’m at the bottom of the top end. Before that, I was nowhere.

But to be honest, it just means we get to live in a nicer house and eat better dinners,” he says.

## Finding His Voice

Networking doesn’t really work for him. “If I try and say what I feel, it has the opposite effect, my wife always says, ‘You’re really so much like yourself,’ and I think she’s right. It was only when he turned 50 that he finally began making a name

“ It would be a good idea for everyone in pop music to know what their 19-year-old self would think of them now.” He sees individual creativity as the heart and soul of mankind. “I don’t want to be anything, so I can live this wonderful life free,” he explains. He’d embrace overnight music success after 40 years of effort.

You earn your right to fart at the table. I’ve earned the right to be myself by sheer bloody-mindedness.

“The artist Kurt Schwitters has the words “You Never Know” inscribed on his grave. I wholeheartedly agree. Maybe there are only two assured answers to any question: “you never know

Just maybe.”

During punk, I told folks I was going to kill myself.” he says matter-of-factly,

I didn’t think I’d last past 21. I believed I’d be born into a world where adults are adults, ” he scoffed. not particularly successful.

“I’m an adult!

### Loving Yourself above All

“I idolize myself. I don’t waste time idolizing anything else,” he proclaims.

“I recommend it. It’s like a spiritual path. You’re supposed to love yourself despite your shortcomings.” He pauses.

I don’t remember what happens.

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