Black Francis of The Pixies interview 1989 Canadian TV

[TheAdamewing]

What is he on? He's going to start bleeding soon from all that scratching.

[DavidKS92]

why does he put hes hand in the face all the time?

[MrProoda]

@DavidKS92 he got adhd....................

[lordsalisbury1]

@DavidKS92 Nerves. When people are nervous, they touch their face a lot.

[DavidKS92]

@lordsalisbury1 he has such a character!

[DonMusta]

the videos shown in the interview, where are they from?

[snowturtle911]

hes on pcp

[jiffinbigles]

That;s a shame cause here comes your man is an awesome song

[jiffinbigles]

@RussianDrummer92 wtf is crunkcore

[spfccsmft]

He thought MTV sucked THEN?

[MassHero]

@RussianDrummer92 Get used to it, life only gets worse.

[gar992000]

i love how he keeps touching his face and his hair... hahaha

[janotosinnumeros]

He's got like a strange twitch xD

[KidWithABulletSoul93]

"mtv REALLY sucks"  hahahaha i love it!

[OmgSoBr00tal]

I wish I had the chance to meet him.

[krusher181]

so obviously stoned :), keeps touching his hair and looking around, could be nervous but reminds me of a Bob Dylan interview

[Darkermandeeper]

1.13 best fuckin song by Pixies

[NinetiesYouth]

@Darkermandeeper my favorite song ever

[spartandrummer16]

Dead is seriously the sickest song ever!

[ogrenumber1]

Someone get this man some visine!!!

[Butts00000]

Little did they know, MTV would only get worse and worse.

[almightyseancore]

haha frank loved his long hair.

[Ala13Kokakolo]

@jauld93 This monkey's gone to heaven

[jauld93]

@Ala13Kokakolo thanksss what about the one at 1:21?

[ImBetterthenGod123]

@jauld93

I'm pretty sure it's: no 13 baby

[c2lhu]

awesomeness

[mmtna]

he looks like chucky here

[samurai5625]

Those girls at 1:28 look soo excited to be watching the Pixies in their prime. At least smile or something, see the guy with the glasses behind them? He gets it!

[drexkoo]

did anyone else notice frank spitting when he starts singing lawl

[dosomethin888]

He looks like he is on drugs

[harrysadlermusic]

15 years old....jezus christ

[Monumentum616]

Ha! Thanks for the upload.

[mpresev]

The only time I ever saw them live was when they opened up for The Cure at Dodger Stadium 89

[thatrussianguy1]

''oot'' lol

[nucleurterdman521]

Pretty funny how he just completely shoots down her entire thesis on rock music on TV. Part of me feels bad. He's a genius.

[guanjon]

Interesting what he said about Here Comes Your Man. I remember my first listen of Doolittle and always found it stood out differently from the rest of the songs. Still one of their best though.

[caramelup]

1989, you were already there while I worked to be, just be.

[Muldfeld]

Wow. Back when MuchMusic or whatever other Canadian TV channel had integrity!

[PixieLover908]

I love when he compares Rock Music to Bread

[subject626]

He is so cute in this interview!

La la love him.

[redbeakman]

MTV Really Sucks.

[jumboshrimp42]

He looks so rad in this interview.

[andywarstarforever]

penis vagina

[MatthewS8590]

It's really cool how they're talking about the death or decline of rock n roll due to MTV and such...but two years from this interview Nirvana would burst onto the scene and reform the entire scene. (and yes their heavy influence from pixies is fitting to this video)

[wungabunga]

@MatthewS8590 yeah, and kurt was ringing MTV to complain they weren't playing his video enough.... rock n roll....

[ThePieIsLie]

I love how in every interview, they're always ready to chat a little. No matter if the questions are really stupid or if the interviewer is annoying. Most bands today think they're above interviews or their fans. That's not the case with the Pixies.

[BucksStudent]

A lot of artists write thousands of songs, dating back to their teens, and within those songs, are real jewels. To be a good songwriter, you usually have to write a thousand bad songs, and then finally you get your own style and an eye for things.

[saintwinky29]

i actually really like bossanova despite people slagging it off. good album

[lazaruspit1]

@saintwinky29

Yeah, I like it as well. They never released a bad album as far as I'm concerned.

[HoratioHoodoo]

god damn heroin itch is a bitch.

[reddevil230292]

hes really weird lol :P i like it :D

[trickyniki96]

I LOVE THAT GUY. Okay, he has had better hair, but he is still ridiculously sexy. I LOVE YOU BLACK!!

[brunobliss]

2:42 he knew it 15 years before it became as lame as it is today

[cpkelley]

Wow...good call at 2:45 with her "thesis".

[rottedfaceguy]

ya hes for sure on something, and nervous infrount of the camera

[Sarusource]

'MTV really sucks.' Can somebody sample that and stick it in a song.

[Venplex]

I'll get right on it! I'm going to need a classical guitar, a bongo player and a wholee lota beers

[kekakukakeku]

uggggh i want this guy IN ME

[teenqaz]

@kekakukakeku hahahaaa, this is good. ty for sharing 

[mattblack77nz]

STOP TOUCHING FACE 1989 BLACK FRANCIS!

[JCStanton117]

what is frank on? he is going crazy with his hair and bouncing off the wall and shit

[FucklyDuckly]

I love how canadians say the word "out"

[TJmoneymaker13]

whos the interviewer?

[rubberfactorytv]

@TJmoneymaker13 Laurie Brown, I think

[homerun5432]

best american songwriters of all time: 1) bob dylan 2) black francis 3) lou reed

[11joshman]

@homerun5432 elvis too

[Houdinitreehouse]

I've always thought the Mr. Black interwove humor into his music. Especially into Doolittle.

[KillAllHumans52]

Ok,I really,really hope I don't sound prudish or obsessive,but um... It's just "Pixies",there's no definite article.I even call them "The Pixies" myself sometimes,but in print I always write "Pixies"

[electronicmedium]

I love frank!!!!!!!!

[LTcrew]

what song is it at 1:16?

[vladoso123]

@LTcrew Number 13 :D

Ur welcome :P

[arildo777]

no 13 Baby

[samoerai009]

lol don't knows how to play his own song xD but it is one awsome songµ

[dosomethin888]

That dude is on drugs!

[TheJimboism]

MTV really sucks lol.

[ChadMoss51]

@TheJimboism well at least these days it does, all reality tv, no Music

[artrock101]

"MTV REALLY SUCKS!" - You said it, Brother.

Charles/Frank/Francis is a hellofa nice guy, and a genuine music lover. He did a solo in-store performance at the record store I used to work at, and after signing and taking pictures with fans, he stayed in the store for at least an hour shopping for music. Who cares that he plays with his hair or gets nervous in interviews? He was born to make music, not play to the camera.

A beautiful, lovely fella... Salute!

[MrSammyb]

The face touching thing is a nervous habit! I do it too when I'm in an uncomfortable situation.

[Dezibelchen]

i think he only sweated a lot. maybe the interview was after a concert or the lights in the interview were very hot.

[LTcrew]

@Dezibelchen you can see he's wearing the same shirt while he's playing as during the interview :)

[alukuhito]

He touches his face a lot.

[RudolfSchmidt]

A LOT and his hair also. we need freud overhere.

[RudolfSchmidt]

and also he looks at the roof a lot. let's analyze that next week when I'm not about to go out and get drunker.

[bookid13]

I love how he turns his head and looks at the camera when he says that they give really boring interviews. :)

The Pixies will always be my favorite.

[fleebus090]

this guy seems kinda like some mysterious character, like someone who you have to work at to get to know. I hope other interviews will show him open up a bit more.. i'd love to know whats behind the genius of this bands music (without! forgetting the other band members of course cuz i know they all have contributed to the band being what it is).

[lacrossedivaz]

"MTV really sucks" Frank Black

I LOVE YOU

[Swords4Bitches]

the best

[Darkermandeeper]

Damn, where do we find that version of No. 13 baby.

[FirePaperMario]

0:04 epic spit

[LordShivasServant]

I wish the Pixies were a liquid.

So I could drown in them....

[teletiger7]

They are a liquid

[TripleX808]

@LordShivasServant . Nice concept. Well put LSS.

[imgordonfreeman]

@LordShivasServant my new pick up line

[LordShivasServant]

@imgordonfreeman Epic

[RedNightReclusive]

i respect the pixies so much, they became real popular, and never sold out

[WayTooManyPuppies]

omg so true!!

your right man i respect the pixies so much aswell. They were way ahead of there time and DESERVE to be recognized.

[Padenjs]

@RedNightReclusive

whether or not they "sold out"... i still think their popularity went to black's head. from bossanova onward he just takes he takes himself too seriously. past doolittle their stuff doesnt have much of a "genuine" feel to me.

[lilnasty59]

@RedNightReclusive yes they did the 2004 tour walka walka

[Tsuta]

@RedNightReclusive they werent really popular at their time at all

[GRIFpenguin]

@Tsuta From what I've gathered it seems like they were at their peak of popularity, or almost at their peak, when they broke up. They were getting recognition from big media sources and were appearing on television more and doing sell out tours! Then they broke up.

Had they stayed together through the 90s they would have either been buried by the new Alternative Rock, or they would have soared to the top and been very successful. But things didn't work out so bad regardless I suppose.

[Iamtheice]

@RedNightReclusive And doesn't afraid of anything

[randomguy1774]

lol he's touching his face quite a bit.

[mackmccann]

"were you having dental work done or were you going to the bathroom?" very, very, funny

[creamZeppelin]

Whats the song name played during 1.16 min

[duskostrasni]

no. 13 baby, doolittle.

[ghost037]

I'm guessing this was on Much Music. Wow real, raw music on Much. I shudder to think. This must have been on late at night.

[cosmo91kramer]

Which song are they playing at around 1:20 to 1:30

[NelisInfra25]

No. 13 Baby

[LordLano]

No 13 baby

[Pixieonthe7]

No.13 baby. Brilliant!!!! :)

[screwyvids1234]

No. 13 Baby. Keep answering it.

[guitarrock4life]

lmao

"non-service industries"

[bobby6649]

the new music(much music) used to be really cool !!!

[cardigansarecool]

"it wasn't punky or quirky enough."

haha.

[Cruentus1]

Holy fucking shit this is good! This interview is genius! Unfortunately, humanity will not appreciate this greatness until all 4 of you are dead.

[whato1986]

the interviewee was right about MTV slamming into the pavement. i think that happened just after the proper 120 minutes version finished

[luxou812]

"...darkness is a staple of non-service industries..."

get down BF.

[jgcooper]

they already knew back then that music was going down the drain, and here we are now ...

[gusta20]

with music in the sewer system

[bioshock000]

wow, this is awesome footage! never saw him with long hair..

Black francis, my god

[akasaart]

lol...they actually forgot how to play Here Comes Your Man...

that's pretty ironic, considering how influential that song has been

[paulwall1981]

He looks like Matt Lucas from little Britan fame. Only with hair, dose any body esle think this, or is it just me?

[Spellbinder20]

What the fuck is Little Britian?

[888edward888]

...yeah i knoe lll

[whato1986]

it's was a shit english comedy programme, it was rubbish...

[888edward888]

gr8 lookalike luvit

[cleverandrew123]

I can't stop watching this.

[NinetiesYouth]

I couldn't stop smiling

[dietspritezero]

"mtv sucks" said in sort of a whisper. black francis's wisdom.

[NinetiesYouth]

NOOOOOO!!! Put it back up

[lonelygnome1]

"were you having dental work done, or were you going to the bathroom?" black rules