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 FRANCISWe sing some song that we made up but I don’t want to make a record like that.
More Black Francis Quotes
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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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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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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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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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We sing some song that we made up but I don’t want to make a record like that.
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If you’re a good band then the filter of the band is pretty strong.
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I think that painting is a very ancient form of expression.
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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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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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They’re pretty good actually, Hall & Oates. I gotta give them credit. They got a lot of toe-tappers.
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There was a f**king review in f**king Melody Maker [of the first BOSSANOVA single, ‘Velouria’] – ‘Sounds like someone’s been taking singing lessons’. Like, motherf**king A! I am the singer.
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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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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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That’s the most important thing, to get along with people. When you feel like you click with them.
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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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A lot of my heroes are artists and a lot of my musical heroes have an artistic side.
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It’s obvious you shouldn’t steal, kill or be cruel.
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You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual.
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There’s more to life than listening to rock music.
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The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the lyrics even more.
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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 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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Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they’re in.
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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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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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