I never thought of myself as being a good songwriter. There are a ton of other people that are good songwriters, but I don't think I'm in the club. What I do well is perform, sometimes sing pretty good, and accompany myself well and arrange fairly well.
Alex ChiltonSometimes I'll come up with a lick that I really love, and I'll try to put the right words to it for years. Suddenly something comes to me that works just right.
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 Chilton