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You think you’ve made something really great, but there’s a reason why it’s not resonating the way some previous work did. But it’s not that easy to just replicate.

Black Francis

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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Age Boston Song
Some people think, “Oh, just go do that thing you used to do before.” But it just doesn’t work like that. It’s a lot more mysterious or slippery.
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Before Happy Mysterious People Some
Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they’re in.
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Companies Long Ocerchanging Record Trouble
Stuff that you get for free, stuff that your older brother gives you, stuff that you can get out of the local library.
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Brother Free Library Local Stuff
There’s more to life than listening to rock music.
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Listening Rock Music Rocks
That’s more important even then what their background is or what they’ve done before, how good they are, how new they are or whatever. All that stuff is really secondary to just getting along with the person.
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Along Background Before Getting Importance
Who do sing SONGS. It’s like I never sang before; like I was – I don’t know – reading PROSE on my previous records and now I sing. EXCUUUUUUSE me for singing
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Exclusive Previous Prose Reading Sing
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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Children Song Writing
It’s obvious you shouldn’t steal, kill or be cruel.
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Obvious Stealing
I’m always looking to rock out. But it isn’t really about rocking out versus being mellow, in terms of your personal satisfaction. In the end, you just want to be good.
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Looks Mellow Rocks Want Satisfaction
I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.
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Everybody Painter Thinking
The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the lyrics even more.
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Firsts Inspire Song
I have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That’s three college funds.
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College Kids Two
We sing some song that we made up but I don’t want to make a record like that.
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Like Made Record Song
For some artists the live performance is the chicken before the egg of writing or recording of repertoire. For other artists the writing or recording of repertoire is the chicken before the egg of live performance.
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Artist Eggs Writing
I think if everyone agrees that that’s the goal then it doesn’t matter who’s the band and it doesn’t matter who’s the producer. It just means that that you try to realise the ambition no matter what the situation is or who the people are.
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Everyone Matter People Situation

You think you’ve made something really great, but there’s a reason why it’s not resonating the way some previous work did. But it’s not that easy to just replicate.

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You think you’ve made something really great, but there’s a reason why it’s not resonating the way some previous work did. But it’s not that easy to just replicate.

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