"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."

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Source : Interview with Scott Gordon, www.avclub.com. October 19, 2006.

Black Francis

#People Quotes #Style Quotes #Musician Quotes

“It's very nice to be able to write something you don't have to get four other people to agree with before it can become authoritative.”
“Take your hands off her, Sinclair told the guy behind me, Or they'll write books about what I'll do to you.”
“Alaska has great potential for new oil and gas development.”
“In difficult times, people just like to hear music. They like to be moved by what they hear. And music speaks different languages.”
“The way to succeed is to double your error rate.”
“The woman is more intelligent when it comes to the children, when it comes to her role and responsibility as a mother and so on. Then, the man is usually, for example, in the public arena. He is usually good with things like penal code matters, and so he's the one who has to go out and provide, even if the woman is rich. She can stay at home and won't have to lift a finger " it's up to the man to do all the work, and provide her with food, clothing and shelter. The woman is treated like a queen in the home. She is a princess.”

Source : Source: www.yahoo.com
“Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors.”

Source : Major Taylor (1928). “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The Story of a Colored Boy's Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds; an Autobiography”
“If you believe in living a respectable life, you believe in self-help which is the best help!”

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