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…

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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…

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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…

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

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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. When I…

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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…

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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…

— 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…

— Black Francis

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

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If you're a good band then the filter of the band is pretty strong.

— Black Francis

I don't like to have everything all worked out in my head because there's always a chance of it coming out different…

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I think all musicians and producers, they know the real goal is to come up with a record that is entertaining and…

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I won't necessarily make new music because when you make a record there are these great expectations on the side of the…

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That's the most important thing, to get along with people. When you feel like you click with them. That's more important even…

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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…

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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.…

— Black Francis