I don't make records that way, where I'm trying to please the marketplace or anything. Not because I have anything against that, it's just never been a part of my aesthetic, even when I was with the Pixies.
Black FrancisIf 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 FrancisBob Dylan is quite a songwriter, and a great singer and musician. I won't bother with comparing myself to him, but I will say that I heard his records at a very young age and I still listen to all his records.
Black FrancisMy 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.
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