Bob Dylan is quite a songwriter, and a great singer and musician. I won’t bother with comparing myself to him, but I will say that I heard his records at a very young age and I still listen to all his records.
BLACK FRANCISWhen I think about that I get stimulated and excited. It’s a feeling that you can’t label with words.
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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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One guy just kept asking me and asking me in an interview, and I kept saying, “I just got done telling you no, there’s nothing to report.”
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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 think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.
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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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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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I have had UFO experiences, and yet, at the same time, I can easily be convinced that none of it is true. It’s hard to say whether or not you’re a believer.
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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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Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they’re in.
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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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There’s more to life than listening to rock music.
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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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If you’re a good band then the filter of the band is pretty strong.
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When we’ve got something to say to the world, we will. I’m really happy that people are interested. “So, what’s up with the Pixies record? So, what’s up with the Pixies record?”
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I don’t want to be flaky. I don’t want to be some temperamental, hard-to-work-with musician.
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