I just found the word 'Pixies' in a dictionary and it sounded like rock 'n' roll.
It's not an ego thing. It just seems like an interesting thing to do. I'd like to go down to the Philippines and say, 'Hey, it's me, Joey Santiago from The Pixies. Give me a script, I want to be in a movie.
Here is my theory on this one. If you write things down, if there is a mystery and you try and explain it, once you've written it down for permanent, in due time, it'll be proven stupid.
mystery thetimes time
It's easy. You draw a red line on the ground, right? Then you wait for a chicken to come along. When he arrives, he puts his beak right on the line and he's hypnotized!
rights
You flip a coin and you lie in bed and that's a long good-bye - you know?
Am I right in thinking people come and ask us (America) for help or do we just do it? I don't know a lot about foreign policy.
When you meet your friends, especially, you notice how different you are. Everything from your clothing to the places you like to hang out. The other night a friend of mine said, 'So Mr. Rock Star how come you haven't been keeping in touch?' And I thought, 'Sod that! You haven't written to me either'.
Hey - how can I find a head of wild lettuce? Where does it grow?
The last note felt really good.
I was basically eking it out. (The reunion) couldn't have come at a better time.
I don't like to go trampling on other people's sounds. That's really about it - I don't gravitate towards it, I try to move away from it.
people sound
People do ask, 'Are you going to embellish this stuff?' I wouldn't change any of my guitar parts.
change people
It's always nice to end your sentences with an exclamation mark, and not a comma.
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I'm not technical. When I listen to music, I gravitate more toward the sonic aspect of it. The technical stuff of it, I get bored with it. These long solos? OK, already. You know your scales, big deal. I know it, too, but I don't want to do that.
music
It does just boil down to music.