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?”
BLACK FRANCISYou should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual.
More Black Francis Quotes
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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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It’s sour grapes, I admit, I want to be more famous so people are examining my work couplet by couplet, you know what I mean? That’s the level where I want to go.
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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 really inspired by the interplay of visual art and music, a total artistic environment where there’s sound and visuals.
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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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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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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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Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they’re in.
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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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They’re pretty good actually, Hall & Oates. I gotta give them credit. They got a lot of toe-tappers.
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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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I think that painting is a very ancient form of expression.
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Everyone thinks I’m a wimp and even my own band hates me. Oh, well. I guess I’ll just flip ’em the bird!
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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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