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If you’re a good band then the filter of the band is pretty strong.

Black Francis

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
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
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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might People Song
If you’re a good band then the filter of the band is pretty strong.
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Band Filters Strong
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
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
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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Matter People Stuff
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
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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Driving Girlfriend Jazz
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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Firsts Inspire Song
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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Good might Real Really Something
I don’t want to be flaky. I don’t want to be some temperamental, hard-to-work-with musician.
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Muiscian Some Temperamental Work
You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual.
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Editors Musicians Stuff
They’re pretty good actually, Hall & Oates. I gotta give them credit. They got a lot of toe-tappers.
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Credit Giving Toes
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
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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Exclusive Previous Prose Reading Sing

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