I’m really inspired by the interplay of visual art and music, a total artistic environment where there’s sound and visuals.
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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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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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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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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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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They’re pretty good actually, Hall & Oates. I gotta give them credit. They got a lot of toe-tappers.
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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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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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If you’re a good band then the filter of the band is pretty strong.
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I 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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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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Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.
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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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A lot of my heroes are artists and a lot of my musical heroes have an artistic side.
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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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