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I 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.

Black Francis

I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.
BLACK FRANCIS

Everybody Painter Thinking
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.
BLACK FRANCIS

Along Background Before Getting Importance
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.
BLACK FRANCIS

Bags Celebrity Kind Musician Shy Strong
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.
BLACK FRANCIS

Kings Like Mother Reading Song
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.
BLACK FRANCIS

Artist Eggs Writing
Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.
BLACK FRANCIS

Perfect Tongue Wise
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.
BLACK FRANCIS

Creativity Records Trying
Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they’re in.
BLACK FRANCIS

Companies Long Ocerchanging Record Trouble
I’ve got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They’re there for me every time.
BLACK FRANCIS

Appreciate Audience Loyal
It’s obvious you shouldn’t steal, kill or be cruel.
BLACK FRANCIS

Obvious Stealing
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
BLACK FRANCIS

Exclusive Previous Prose Reading Sing
They’re pretty good actually, Hall & Oates. I gotta give them credit. They got a lot of toe-tappers.
BLACK FRANCIS

Credit Giving Toes
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.
BLACK FRANCIS

Firsts Inspire Song
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.
BLACK FRANCIS

Before Happy Mysterious People Some
I have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That’s three college funds.
BLACK FRANCIS

College Kids Two
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.
BLACK FRANCIS

Couplet Level Levels Mean People

I 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.

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I 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.

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