That’s the most important thing, to get along with people. When you feel like you click with them.
BLACK FRANCISThis 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.
More Black Francis Quotes
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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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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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There’s more to life than listening to rock music.
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I have always been a singer, a writer, and a musician, not as a prodigy or as in a trade handed to me by my parents, but because of an inner voice or maybe a command from beyond reality as it is usually defined.
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I come from an art history background. I studied at a master’s degree level; I chose to dork out on art for much of my adult life.
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I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.
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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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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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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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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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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 think that painting is a very ancient form of expression.
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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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I don’t want to be flaky. I don’t want to be some temperamental, hard-to-work-with musician.
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Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.
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