I Burn Today

May 27, 2005 - Later with Jools Holland

Have you ever watched Later...with Jools Holland before?
Yes I've seen it many times over the years.

Are you familiar with any of the other acts playing tonight?
Well I'm acquainted with Martha Wainwright. I also feel in very lofty company being with someone like Van Morrison. I am just shocked to be here!

You've worked with a number of different musicians on your new album Honeycomb..
Yes we recorded in Nashville with some very well regarded people in the music business (Steve Cropper, Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett to name a few ) so it was kind of a big deal for me. The players were from the three big studios in the area and are part of what is referred to as the 'Southern Soul' movement of the 1960's and 70's.

What can fans expect from the new album?
The players are very soul. They play a lot of soul music. Of course they are known for playing with people like Elvis, Aretha Franklin and Johnny Horton. These guys are all in their sixties. So I don't even know where to begin. They played on every hit record in the late 1960's. So their prowess is a little indescribable. I like to think that I held my own! I don't know if I did. But they were very respectful and they gave me a slap on the back and all that.

You recently reformed the Pixies for a reunion tour. Was that an enjoyable experience?
Yes it was very pleasant and we really didn't want it to end. I don't know that the band are back together like it was before. But we're not really saying no gigs. We're doing it because we're getting paid a lot of money! We also enjoy playing together because we're a good band, we do have a lot of camaraderie, a lot of camaraderie that I sort forgot that we had. It's very nice!

Any plans to release anything as a group again?
I don't know, I don't know if there is really any demand or not. There is demand for concert tickets but I think that's a different sort of thing. So we're very wary of just going into the studio just for the sake of cashing in. We don't mind making cash, but we don't want to cash in with any attempt of the new art we've just made. I hate to use all these clichés but we have to go and reinvent ourselves before we can go back into the studio. Because a lot of time has passed and we don't really want to become a mockery or a sham.

Could you tell us a little bit about the song you'll be playing for us tonight?
I'll be playing a song called 'I Burn Today'. It's a semi cryptic, semi poetic telling of my recent life I suppose. It's all from the pages of my heart.

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[CptFadeOut]

Under-appreciated artist. I've loved his music for 15 years now. Long may he reign!

[mediumhoot]

I love his music so much. Just so much its unbelievable.

[madeofcarbon]

go franky

thow this isnt the copy o wanted i was lookiong for the ukalle guy as well but frank still is awsome haha

[madeofcarbon]

go franky



[coochflaps]

@CptFadeOut the right people appreciate Frank Black Francis, we're select but really are the only people that matter

[astonrd]

If god done albums this would be his first single.

[levalek]

Frank the best!!!))

[wwgt]

That takes Balls..

to come out and do an acoustic

song on live TV..

and he has pulled it off again

Thanks Charles..T

[TrickundTronic]

black francis and gibson, that fits together. wanna hear a double-gibson-fire with francis and thom yorke. those two gibson-fighters would

turn upside down gravitational force i think.

[CultofJ]

I second that! I enjoyed the last few black francis albums but I really miss hearing songs like this.