"Life, human life, is my main interest. It's not technology or football or whatever, it's just human psychology. An hour-long conversation with the 58-year-old musician bears that out. Over the past 30-odd years, Callahan has distinguished himself as one of America's great singer-songwriters, with a probing eye for detail and an acidic wit."
"But a singer is what he became-a vocation he interrogates, in habitually eagle-eyed terms, on "Why Do Men Sing," the reverently country-fried opener of his new album, My Days of 58, in which a white-robed Lou Reed, subbing in for heavenly keymaster Saint Peter, teaches him the secret of life."
"And while you still get the sense that he doesn't suffer fools easily-in a public interview at Krakow's Unsound festival a couple of years ago, he shot down my clumsy attempt at an opening joke with a pitying look that made me want to disappear right there and then-the man who once described himself as a teenage spaceship, hovering just out of reach of mere mortals, has clearly warmed to his fellow hu"
Bill Callahan, a 58-year-old singer-songwriter, has released My Days of 58, an album reflecting on mortality, fatherhood, and his calling as a musician. The album opens with "Why Do Men Sing," where Lou Reed appears as a heavenly figure teaching life's secrets. Throughout his 30-year career, Callahan has been recognized as one of America's great singer-songwriters, known for detailed observation and wit. His early work included noise tapes under the name Smog. Over the past decade, Callahan has become more open about his personal life in interviews, contrasting with his earlier reputation for being difficult and withdrawn. His primary interest remains human psychology and life itself rather than external pursuits.
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