Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they’re in.
BLACK FRANCISI’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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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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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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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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We sing some song that we made up but I don’t want to make a record like that.
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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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If you’re a good band then the filter of the band is pretty strong.
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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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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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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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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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That’s the most important thing, to get along with people. When you feel like you click with them.
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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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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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