I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.
BLACK FRANCISI initially felt shy about doing painting because I wasn’t a professional painter. I almost felt like I didn’t deserve to paint. But I have gradually adopted a different kind of attitude about this.
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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I like visual images and there are certainly other bands that have strong visual images going all the way back to Elvis Presley, but it’s kind of like that’s never really been my bag. Probably because I’m too shy.
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There was a f**king review in f**king Melody Maker [of the first BOSSANOVA single, ‘Velouria’] – ‘Sounds like someone’s been taking singing lessons’. Like, motherf**king A! I am the singer.
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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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Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.
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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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Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they’re in.
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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 obvious you shouldn’t steal, kill or be cruel.
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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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They’re pretty good actually, Hall & Oates. I gotta give them credit. They got a lot of toe-tappers.
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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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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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I have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That’s three college funds.
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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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