Book description
W - Sweeney called me and said that Johnny Cash just recorded ' I
See A Darkness.' We had a Bowery Ballroom show a week or two later,
and he invited Rick Rubin to come to the show; he came to the show . .
. and asked if I wanted to play piano on the song. A - Which you
agreed to do despite not knowing how to play piano. W - Yes . . . A
man who acts under the name Will Oldham and a singer-songwriter who
performs under the name Bonnie Prince Billy has, over the past quarter
of a century, made an idiosyncratic journey through, and an indelible
mark on, the worlds of indie rock and independent cinema, intersecting
with such disparate figures as Johnny Cash, Björk, James Earl Jones,
and R. Kelly along the way. These conversations with longtime friend
and associate Alan Licht probe his highly individualistic approach to
music making and the music industry, one that cherishes notions of
intimacy, community, mystery, and spontaneity.
Will Oldham is an American singer-songwriter and actor known for
his albums I See a Darkness, Master and Everyone, and Ease Down the
Road. Alan Licht is an American guitarist, composer and music
journalist known for his work with Lovechild.
