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I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.

Black Francis

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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Done Guy People Something Will
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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Asking Guy Interview Nothing One Report Tell
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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Artist Eggs Writing
You think you’ve made something really great, but there’s a reason why it’s not resonating the way some previous work did. But it’s not that easy to just replicate.
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Mysterious People Previous Thinking Work
Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they’re in.
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Companies Long Ocerchanging Record Trouble
Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.
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Perfect Tongue Wise
That’s the most important thing, to get along with people. When you feel like you click with them.
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Done Important People
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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Before Happy Mysterious People Some
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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Looks Mellow Rocks Want Satisfaction
I think that painting is a very ancient form of expression.
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Expression Painting Thinking
We sing some song that we made up but I don’t want to make a record like that.
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Like Made Record Song
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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Children Song Writing
A lot of my heroes are artists and a lot of my musical heroes have an artistic side.
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Artist Heroes Lot Side
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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Cities Country Pleasure Trying
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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Brother Free Library Local Stuff
As soon as I got into music, I tried to be a working, real artist who gets paid for what he does, who doesn’t have a day job.
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Artist Jobs Real

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