Children will listen to anything elders say to survive, and if you grew up without an elder telling you there was a god, what did your parents say to you?
Barry HannahThe alcohol had the code and mystery about it as a writer's drug, but I'm glad that's been debunked. But the trouble with the drinking, much as I hate to admit it, is it helped the work.
Barry HannahMy stories do have plot. They're not just scattered language; they're controlled, toward an end.
Barry HannahI wanted very much to be Miles Davis when I was a boy, but without the practice. It just looked like an endless road.
Barry Hannah