I think if everyone agrees that that’s the goal then it doesn’t matter who’s the band and it doesn’t matter who’s the producer. It just means that that you try to realise the ambition no matter what the situation is or who the people are.
BLACK FRANCISI 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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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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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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Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.
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My most cryptic, strange songs might be my most personal, but that isn’t how people are going to receive them, because they don’t know the code.
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It’s obvious you shouldn’t steal, kill or be cruel.
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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 you look at something that’s really good, it might be Iggy Pop or it might be Leonard Cohen. Whatever it is, you want it to be really good.
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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’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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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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I have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That’s three college funds.
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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 like visual images and there are certainly other bands that have strong visual images going all the way back to Elvis Presley, but it’s kind of like that’s never really been my bag. Probably because I’m too shy.
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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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