They’re pretty good actually, Hall & Oates. I gotta give them credit. They got a lot of toe-tappers.
BLACK FRANCISThey’re pretty good actually, Hall & Oates. I gotta give them credit. They got a lot of toe-tappers.
More Black Francis Quotes
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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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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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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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You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual.
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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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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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Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.
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I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.
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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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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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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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There’s more to life than listening to rock music.
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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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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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