Hate Quotes by Black Francis

Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.

— Black Francis

Everyone thinks I'm a wimp and even my own band hates me. Oh, well. I guess I'll just flip 'em the bird!

— Black Francis

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,…

— Black Francis

You think you've made something really great, but there's a reason why it's not resonating the way some previous work did. But it's not…

— Black Francis

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…

— Black Francis

As I paint, I realise, while it's something I do very much by myself, it's very solitary, the creative process feels similar to making…

— Black Francis

I'm really inspired by the interplay of visual art and music, a total artistic environment where there's sound and visuals. When I think about…

— Black Francis

I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.

— Black Francis

This is a particular thing, you know, catholic stories of martyrs who had their head removed and then continued to be miraculous in the…

— Black Francis

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…

— Black Francis

When you're a creative person and you create art with other people, whether you're married to them or not, you're going to run into…

— Black Francis

I think that painting is a very ancient form of expression.

— Black Francis