It’s obvious you shouldn’t steal, kill or be cruel.
BLACK FRANCISI don’t like to have everything all worked out in my head because there’s always a chance of it coming out different than you think it should anyway.
More Black Francis Quotes
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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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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 have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That’s three college funds.
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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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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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I initially felt shy about doing painting because I wasn’t a professional painter. I almost felt like I didn’t deserve to paint. But I have gradually adopted a different kind of attitude about this.
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There was a f**king review in f**king Melody Maker [of the first BOSSANOVA single, ‘Velouria’] – ‘Sounds like someone’s been taking singing lessons’. Like, motherf**king A! I am the singer.
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I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.
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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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We sing some song that we made up but I don’t want to make a record like that.
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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’ve got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They’re there for me every time.
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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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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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If I have more creativity that I want to get out of me, I try to find other ways than pursuing solo records so much.
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