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.
BLACK FRANCISI 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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I have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That’s three college funds.
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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 can remember back as far as age 8, performing with the Boston Folk Song Society. It was a Woody Guthrie song.
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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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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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It’s obvious you shouldn’t steal, kill or be cruel.
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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’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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Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they’re in.
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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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Some people think, “Oh, just go do that thing you used to do before.” But it just doesn’t work like that. It’s a lot more mysterious or slippery.
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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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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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There’s more to life than listening to rock music.
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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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