You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual.
BLACK FRANCISWise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.
More Black Francis Quotes
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I have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That’s three college funds.
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If you’re a good band then the filter of the band is pretty strong.
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I drive a lot. Just for pleasure. Sometimes I’ll get in the Cadillac and drive around the city or the country, kind of trying to get lost basically. Y’know, just see where roads lead.
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I’m really inspired by the interplay of visual art and music, a total artistic environment where there’s sound and visuals.
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I don’t want to do children’s music. I write kids songs, but the kids songs I write are for my kids – like when I’m putting them to bed.
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This is a particular thing, you know, catholic stories of martyrs who had their head removed and then continued to be miraculous in the last moments of their life.
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When I think about that I get stimulated and excited. It’s a feeling that you can’t label with words.
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I’ve got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They’re there for me every time.
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That’s the most important thing, to get along with people. When you feel like you click with them.
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We sing some song that we made up but I don’t want to make a record like that.
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When you look at something that’s really good, it might be Iggy Pop or it might be Leonard Cohen. Whatever it is, you want it to be really good.
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I don’t make records that way, where I’m trying to please the marketplace or anything. Not because I have anything against that, it’s just never been a part of my aesthetic, even when I was with the Pixies.
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My most cryptic, strange songs might be my most personal, but that isn’t how people are going to receive them, because they don’t know the code.
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There’s more to life than listening to rock music.
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I can remember back as far as age 8, performing with the Boston Folk Song Society. It was a Woody Guthrie song.
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