We are like snails, each stuck to his own leaf.
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.
I drive a lot. Just for pleasure. Sometimes I'll get in the Cadillac and drive around the city or the country, kind of trying to get lost basically. Y'know, just see where roads lead.
Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.
I'm an untrained musician. Untrained musicians don't really have any music theory, they don't have a lot of rules. We break the rules, but it's mostly because we don't know what the rules are. It's easy for us to go to certain places, so I'm not surprised that a lot of people were amused by my songwriting style.
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 record? So, what's up with the Pixies record?" One guy just kept asking me and asking me in an interview, and I kept saying, "I just got done telling you no, there's nothing to report. "
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 my adult life. A lot of my heroes are artists and a lot of my musical heroes have an artistic side.
There are moments in my show that are very moving as well as amusing.
The only true phenom. . . is me.
Life is series of opportunities. The often neglected fact of life is that opportunities multiply as you take advantage of them.
If America wants to make "made in America" a symbol of excellence and worth. They have to make everything of high quality, otherwise the best.