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 FrancisI don't want to do children's music. I write kids songs, but the kids songs I write are for my kids - like when I'm putting them to bed. We sing some song that we made up but I don't want to make a record like that.
Black FrancisI've got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They're there for me every time.
Black FrancisWhen 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 creative conflicts. If you're a couple, certain inhibitions and barriers are gone. I have those barriers with other people, but I don't have them with my wife.
Black Francis