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?”
BLACK FRANCISStuff 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’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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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 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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I have always been a singer, a writer, and a musician, not as a prodigy or as in a trade handed to me by my parents, but because of an inner voice or maybe a command from beyond reality as it is usually defined.
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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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This is a particular thing, you know, catholic stories of martyrs who had their head removed and then continued to be miraculous in the last moments of their life.
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If you’re a good band then the filter of the band is pretty strong.
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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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I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.
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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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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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A lot of my heroes are artists and a lot of my musical heroes have an artistic side.
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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’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 come from an art history background. I studied at a master’s degree level; I chose to dork out on art for much of my adult life.
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