Frank Black

But the truth is that critics are by definition critical. That's their job. ↗

— Frank Black

#critics #definition #job #their #truth

As soon as I got into music, I tried to be a working, real artist who gets paid for what he does, who doesn't have a day job. ↗

— Frank Black

#day #does #gets #got #i

I can remember back as far as age 8, performing with the Boston Folk Song Society. It was a Woody Guthrie song. ↗

— Frank Black

#as far as #back #boston #far #folk

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. ↗

— Frank Black

#basically #cadillac #city #country #drive

I have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That's three college funds. ↗

— Frank Black

#funds #i #my own #own #three

I listen to Neil Young and jazz and classical stations and, if my girlfriend's driving, it tends to be Hall & Oates. ↗

— Frank Black

#classical #driving #girlfriend #hall #i

I'm not saying that people have to listen to rock music. It's a great, cool thing and it can really be liberating for a lot of people but, hey, so can Charles Dickens so I'm not going to judge. ↗

— Frank Black

#cool #cool thing #dickens #going #great

I've got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They're there for me every time. ↗

— Frank Black

#audience #every #every time #got #great

If you're going to exude naivete, you can't really... walk out there like it's a Sting show. You can't be that well put together and then have this kind of innocent bravado. ↗

— Frank Black

#going #innocent #kind #like #naivete

It's obvious you shouldn't steal, kill or be cruel. ↗

— Frank Black

#kill #obvious #steal #you