Everyone thinks I’m a wimp and even my own band hates me. Oh, well. I guess I’ll just flip ’em the bird!
BLACK FRANCISI’ve got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They’re there for me every time.
More Black Francis Quotes
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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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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 think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.
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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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Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.
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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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Bob Dylan is quite a songwriter, and a great singer and musician. I won’t bother with comparing myself to him, but I will say that I heard his records at a very young age and I still listen to all his records.
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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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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 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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If you’re a good band then the filter of the band is pretty strong.
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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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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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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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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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