I don’t want to be flaky. I don’t want to be some temperamental, hard-to-work-with musician.
BLACK FRANCISThat’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.
More Black Francis Quotes
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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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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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If you’re a good band then the filter of the band is pretty strong.
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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’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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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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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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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 listen to Neil Young and jazz and classical stations and, if my girlfriend’s driving, it tends to be Hall & Oates.
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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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It’s obvious you shouldn’t steal, kill or be cruel.
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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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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’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 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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