I spent a few years here in Memphis, in the late '70s and early '80s, where I was studying a lot of country blues players and their styles. So it seems like every record I'll do, I will appropriate these blues styles that I remember.
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 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 ChiltonThe more alone I am, the more focused I can get. I've written things with people, some of which I liked and others I think are total travesties. Collaborating is trying to make a piece of music and get someone else to come up with the ideas. What's the fun of that?
Alex Chilton