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Black Francis

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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Matter People Stuff
As soon as I got into music, I tried to be a working, real artist who gets paid for what he does, who doesn’t have a day job.
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Artist Jobs Real
I can remember back as far as age 8, performing with the Boston Folk Song Society. It was a Woody Guthrie song.
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Age Boston Song
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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Couplet Level Levels Mean People
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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Asking Guy Interview Nothing One Report Tell
You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual.
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Editors Musicians Stuff
That’s the most important thing, to get along with people. When you feel like you click with them.
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Done Important People
A lot of my heroes are artists and a lot of my musical heroes have an artistic side.
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Artist Heroes Lot Side
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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Creativity Records Trying
Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they’re in.
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Companies Long Ocerchanging Record Trouble
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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Looks Mellow Rocks Want Satisfaction
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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Artist Eggs Writing
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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Good might Real Really Something
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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Before Happy Mysterious People Some
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?”
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Done Guy People Something Will
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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Driving Girlfriend Jazz

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