When I think about that I get stimulated and excited. It’s a feeling that you can’t label with words.
BLACK FRANCISI’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.
More Black Francis Quotes
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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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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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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 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 don’t want to be flaky. I don’t want to be some temperamental, hard-to-work-with musician.
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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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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.
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Most of them are mangled and even have made up stuff in them, that is to say, made up stuff by the writer or editor.
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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 think that painting is a very ancient form of expression.
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I 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.
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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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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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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 make records that way, where I’m trying to please the marketplace or anything. Not because I have anything against that, it’s just never been a part of my aesthetic, even when I was with the Pixies.
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