Black Francis | Green Room Tales | House of Blues

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We had a chance to talk with Black Francis who was the lead singer of The Pixies and in 1998 had just formed Frank Black and The Catholics, and you'll want to watch the whole thing!
Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV -- born April 6, 1965 -- is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black. After releasing two albums with record label 4AD and one with American Recordings, he left the label and formed a new band, Frank Black and the Catholics. He re-adopted the name Black Francis in 2007.
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[@Pweiss420]

Legend. Frank /black / charles is a singular talent, one of the best EVER. (imo)

[@Ozzytri]

This man is my religion and my god. I just love him

[@stopinterview]

Pistolero was such a great album and here are the raw beginnings. Thanks Charles.

[@coreywiley3981]

14:53 Holiday Song Awesome Strumming!! I saw Frank Black And The Catholics at around this time in the fall of 1998 in New York City. It was such an awesome and surreal show. It sounded like they were switching the key of the songs as they played them...like they would start out playing the song in "C" then modulate the song into the key of C# and then again to D, but without losing the flow of the song or grasp of the melody. Reid Paley opened for them and he was great too. I was only 22 at the time and Frank seemed so much older to me, like an uncle or older adult that you see as being considerably older than yourself but now that I see this video at 41 he seems like a young man (32/33). Weird how perspective changes...but I still am a huge fan that hasn't changed!

[@langdonboom]

Tramps! That was an amazing show.

[@coreywiley3981]

@@langdonboom That was a remarkable show!! Good to hear from someone else who happened to be there!

[@nirvanasanctuary7691]

I've been blessed to see so many good gigs - Foo fighters, Madonna, INXS, Lloyd Cole, Serj Tankian, Placebo, James , Kings of Leon & many, many more. The best were the 3 Pixies shows I went to with the original line up. Looking back I feel honoured to have seen them even once. Hands down the best live band ever, stadium or not. La La Love ya!

[@diogopinto9462]

This guy writes hit songs like taking sh1ts .. Straight out genius

[@DarkForcesStudio]

I've always though. The day he falls down and dies. He'll write another classic before he hits the floor.

[@davidswanson8493]

Fast forward 23 years and the Pixies are still making incredible music.Charles is an incredible artist,and in my opinion the best songwriter ever! The songs he did with the Catholics kick ass,and are some of his best work!

[@Funknutz420024]

So true! I'm a die hard Catholics fan, they have to be the most unsung heros of all alt rock. I've joined the cult of ray, have you?

[@kendalljones99]

"Aw man! I'm such a rocker" LOL

[@user-pf9cc7iq9s]

Thanks frank black. For the humour , and giving us an insight of a genius musician. Great stuff

[@scottdeckman8911]

In his prime, one of a kind.

[@seansmith1303]

Thanks for posting.

[@el_duderino_man]

Polaris was the band that did the theme song for Pete and Pete, I think.

[@EuphoniaPooch]

If you listen to Larry Norman's Six Sixty Six you can immediately hear the voice Frank Black does at start of Ed Is Dead

[@bobpoitras6425]

Really good interview

[@RyanUkulele]

What an interesting interview. And of course, Pixies get back together and release two more albums lol can't wait to see them next week

[@luizadrianosilva3820]

eu sou fãnzaço do Franck Bkack ou Black Francis 😊 Charles é um guitar vocal ecepcional e singular... ouvi o Kurt comentar sobre os Pixies , mas escutei primeiro os Catholics e chapei na hora com o surf song d prima mesmo all my ghost, pistoleiro e california bound ... ❤😅

[@mjjames2442]

Nice art on the wall Howard finster

[@junglekneck]

pete and pete!

[@LNClubsTheaters]

Just mentioning that show brings us back. Did you know there were a ton of bands that broke because they were featured on that show?

[@leemiera84]

1998

[@Vgomes-go6ht]

what year was this interview made

[@LNClubsTheaters]

+faggy mcqueef This was back in 1998 right after his first release with The Catholics

[@DSilvergun]

Was this recorded in 2016?

[@SamWill1999]

It's quite surreal to watch this fat Walter White lookalike act so nonchalant about his influence and talent. A really special musician

[@SamWill1999]

@Good Grief because I called him a fat Walter White lookalike? This is probably my favorite musician of all time, but I still think he looks like a fat Walter White

[@wood4life]

Walter White x Bobby Hill

[@patrickcrawford6392]

this has to be from the early/mid 2000s....definetly not 2016.

[@LNClubsTheaters]

Yup this is from the archives, we have many more!

[@KrisHarsh]

if "the previous album" was _Cult of Ray_ that was '96 or '97 so this would have been right before the first Catholics album.

[@patrickcrawford6392]

should grow his beard out

[@TryptamineRitual]

You should keep your thoughts to yourself