I have always been a singer, a writer, and a musician, not as a prodigy or as in a trade handed to me by my parents, but because of an inner voice or maybe a command from beyond reality as it is usually defined. Frank Black commanddefinehand share on social
I certainly have gotten caught up in the music business at various times in my life, mostly because you want to get along with whatever record company you're dealing with. I don't want to be flaky. I don't want to be some temperamental, hard-to-work-with musician. Frank Black businesscatchcompany share on social
I like visual images and there are certainly other bands that have strong visual images going all the way back to Elvis Presley, but it's kind of like that's never really been my bag. Probably because I'm too shy. Frank Black backbagband share on social
It's sour grapes, I admit, I want to be more famous so people are examining my work couplet by couplet, you know what I mean? That's the level where I want to go. Frank Black admitcoupletexamine Change image and share on social
But the truth is that critics are by definition critical. That's their job. Frank Black criticcriticaldefinition Change image and share on social
The dumber half of the audience - whether they're male or female, and a lot of them are male - for some reason responds very quickly to the feminine voice. How can I put it? They kind of instantly react to the female voice in a positive way quicker than they would the male voice. Frank Black audiencedumbfemale share on social
Some have called we rock and roll performers who never retire 'troubadours.' I enjoy this misnomer immensely. While there are many differences between me and my distant predecessors in L'Occitane, I do believe there is a lineage that connects us of the last 70 years with those romantic singers of the High Middle Ages. Frank Black agecallconnect share on social
I'm always looking to rock out. But it isn't really about rocking out versus being mellow, in terms of your personal satisfaction. In the end, you just want to be good. When you look at something that's really good, it might be Iggy Pop or it might be Leonard Cohen. Whatever it is, you want it to be really good. Frank Black cohenendgood share on social
I have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That's three college funds. Frank Black collegefundkid Change image and share on social
My 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. Frank Black codecrypticpeople Change image and share on social