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Black Francis Quotes: "You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual. Most of them are mangled and even have made up stuff in them, that is to say, made up stuff by the writer or editor."

You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual. Most of them are mangled and even have made up stuff in them, that is to say, made up stuff by the writer or editor.



Black Francis Quotes: "Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought."

Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.




Black Francis Quotes: "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."

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 Quotes: "I have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That's three college funds."

I have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That's three college funds.




Black Francis Quotes: "If you're a good band then the filter of the band is pretty strong."

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



Black Francis Quotes: "I listen to Neil Young and jazz and classical stations and, if my girlfriend's driving, it tends to be Hall & Oates."

I listen to Neil Young and jazz and classical stations and, if my girlfriend's driving, it tends to be Hall & Oates.



Black Francis Quotes: "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."

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.




Black Francis Quotes: "I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere."

I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.



Black Francis Quotes: "I'm not saying that people have to listen to rock music. It's a great, cool thing and it can really be liberating for a lot of people but, hey, so can Charles Dickens so I'm not going to judge."

I'm not saying that people have to listen to rock music. It's a great, cool thing and it can really be liberating for a lot of people but, hey, so can Charles Dickens so I'm not going to judge.



Black Francis Quotes: "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."

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 Quotes: "I've got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They're there for me every time."

I've got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They're there for me every time.



Black Francis Quotes: "I can remember back as far as age 8, performing with the Boston Folk Song Society. It was a Woody Guthrie song."

I can remember back as far as age 8, performing with the Boston Folk Song Society. It was a Woody Guthrie song.




Black Francis Quotes: "This is a particular thing, you know, catholic stories of martyrs who had their head removed and then continued to be miraculous in the last moments of their life."

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



Black Francis Quotes: "My most cryptic, strange songs might be my most personal, but that isn't how people are going to receive them, because they don't know the code."

My most cryptic, strange songs might be my most personal, but that isn't how people are going to receive them, because they don't know the code.



Black Francis Quotes: "It's obvious you shouldn't steal, kill or be cruel."

It's obvious you shouldn't steal, kill or be cruel.



Black Francis Quotes: "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 music to me now, at least as far as my brain is concerned."

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 music to me now, at least as far as my brain is concerned.



Black Francis Quotes: "But the truth is that critics are by definition critical. That's their job."

But the truth is that critics are by definition critical. That's their job.



Black Francis Quotes: "They're pretty good actually, Hall & Oates. I gotta give them credit. They got a lot of toe-tappers."

They're pretty good actually, Hall & Oates. I gotta give them credit. They got a lot of toe-tappers.



Black Francis Quotes: "I think that painting is a very ancient form of expression."

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



Black Francis Quotes: "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."

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 Quotes: "I don't like to have everything all worked out in my head because there's always a chance of it coming out different than you think it should anyway."

I don't like to have everything all worked out in my head because there's always a chance of it coming out different than you think it should anyway.



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

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