Drugs were pretty easy to quit taking. I was never addicted to anything to begin with. But then, liquor - I had to wait about another six years before I finally got around to quitting that. I'm sure glad I did.
Alex ChiltonEverywhere I go, there are all these Big Star freaks, and theyโre nice little guys who are usually in college, and theyโre kind of lonely and misunderstood, learning to play guitar.
Alex ChiltonFame has a lot of baggage to carry around. I wouldn't want to be like Bruce Springsteen. I don't need that much money and wouldn't want to have 20 bodyguards following me.
Alex ChiltonI guess my life has been a series of flukes in the record business. The first thing I ever did, was the biggest record that I'll ever have.
Alex Chilton