Tim Teeman, "The importance of being Childish", The Times, 2006-12-02
• On a party in the mid-1990s.
• On a party in the mid-1990s.
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Bowie and McCartney arrived, and the biscuits and caviare started and I left immediately. I don’t like shouting across rooms, with people in shiny suits who look like used-car salesmen.
— Billy Childish
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• On a party in the mid-1990s." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Billy Childish
Billy Childish (born 1 December 1959) is a musician, artist and poet. He is a co-founder of the Stuckists art group, which he has since left.
About Billy Childish
Billy Childish (born 1 December 1959) is a musician, artist and poet. He is a co-founder of the Stuckists art group, which he has since left.
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