Pixies - Interview Toronto 1989

Pixies - Interview Toronto 1989

[@nate8448]

She showed up with no bass to a bass audition. Then got the job. Rock n Roll is awesome.

[@icyborg6065]

Kurt Cobain wanted to be in the Pixies band.. He was a fan of this band and I believe the raspy and grungy vocal was copied after the Pixies.

[@blairweinberg6279]

A voice like Kurt's can't be forced by copying someone else.

[@rugbyslug]

Agreed, Blair - if you go back and listen to his old OLD stuff - when he was a teenager - he sounded like Nirvana.

[@vance7659]

Randy Randall lmao Kurt literally said in a rolling stone interview that he felt like he needed to be in the pixies-- or to at least be in a cover band of the pixies

[@sickboyjg]

In the book Come As You Are, Nirvana stated that they actually thought that Smells Like Teen Spirit sounded too much like a Pixies song... as if More Than A Feeling didn't exist.. LOL.

[@paulxavier331]

My right ear really enjoyed this.

[@dollsidedown2701]

bahaha i was just thinking that

[@philipiacono2083]

I thought my left airpod died lmao

[@06mrselfdestruct]

If I held my phone upright it only played on the left, but when I turned my phone sideways it played through both speakers

[@SM-ql8ty]

Kim can't wait to get back to recording her Breeders demos

[@RiffRock51]

5:55 Didn't realize David and Joey were sitting there the whole time.

[@edybocman76]

Hahah yeah like just one dude talking all the time

[@jasonlieberman4606]

This is exactly the comment i was looking for.

[@Thalassocracy1]

Charles with the killer mullet. All business in the front, all party in the back.

[@iainrobb2076]

First time today I've really noticed it, but back when he was young he looked like a chubby version of James Spader.

[@MARIUS2776]

@Hood Jesus you’ve never heard that, sheltered life 🤦‍♂️

[@pollyslate456]

HE HAD HAIR

[@JDarrylSSS]

Real people behind real music, that's all I can say and should say.

[@nunofernandes4501]

Oh man, so young they were. I was 15... the 90s were on their way. What a great time to be a teenager.

[@TerryMCarroll]

I was twice your age at the time, and the Pixies made my thirties rock like I was a teenager. So I totally agree with you!

[@spfccsmft]

I love how terrible he is at expressing himself. It gives me hope.

[@jasonuriel4340]

Will Hirsch how are you doing these days will

[@irider1201]

@@jasonuriel4340 I hope Will's OK.

[@morganmiller7777]

Hahahahhahahaa

[@henryod65]

He's being asked stupid questions. He's basically saying we just play music .

[@spfccsmft]

@Anderson Cooper I think so.

[@quag_02]

David in this interview looks like every Beach Boy combined into one person

[@JadeBlakeVideos]

Bahaha

[@iandareopal]

Hahahaha it’s funny cause it’s true

[@Luca_dec]

very well

[@06mrselfdestruct]

Nice

[@SirCommoner]

Interviewer: "I get the sense that the songs are like experiments that you perform one at a time, you're putting them together. Is that an accurate way of looking at it?" Francis: "That's a pretty good way." Interviewer: "How would you describe the process of putting together a Pixies song?" Francis: "It's kinda like an experiment, the way we do, one at a time, it's like that, I don't know." I love this exchange. The interviewer describes how he thinks they write songs, Francis agrees, the interviewer then asks if they write songs, Francis just repeats what he said

[@DspotKranj]

I always thought Kim Deal has one of the best back vocals in the business. I am not saying she sings like Luciano, but that voice is just something else.

[@ericsnyder6837]

Totally

[@nebnep]

She has an amazing voice. Actually both she and Charles are amazing talented vocalists!

[@lottostuuud]

It’s unique it’s a damn shame she didn’t get to sing more tunes in Pixies, but she did her own thing after and she was awesome so 🙌

[@jorgepeterbarton]

I can't work out why, since its so simple yet hits something, but her bass sound is also basically the heart of Pixies

[@m4inline]

Yeah her mouth and throat are gorgeous

[@n1c98]

Pixies is such an epic band. I love this group

[@beamertoy]

Kim Deal bites her finger nail and picks it out of her mouth I freaking love her

[@therolinga79]

yeaah ....

[@LegalTyranny]

She's bored. Then realizes she's on camera and tosses it. Great eyes though eh? You can see her intelligence in them.

[@sexobscura]

DTs

[@melt8424]

smh seriously??? that was disgusting!

[@cheothegeo2742]

A woman after my own heart

[@JHmusic_5]

They were so cute and young and awkward back then

[@patrickcrawford6392]

They're still awkward!

[@panicfanatd]

Thank you for this comment! They both are cute here unlike Kim.

[@sexobscura]

Kim killed Laura Palmer

[@jamessheppard717]

Cocaine

[@JadeBlakeVideos]

​@@panicfanatd why unlike Kim?

[@DelayedJet]

I love how, at the end, the camera pans to the rest of the band, who are just suddenly there, right next to Francis. I didn’t even know they were there.

[@JohnDoe-xf8ew]

It's weirdly fitting for the band's og dynamic. The focus on Frank doing the explaining and Kim subtly stealing the show, while Joe and David are pretty much ignored.

[@genxcraig]

had front row seats, went to the August show 1989 Toronto at the CNE, they opened for Love and Rockets, The Cure... I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE PIXIES.. they blew me away..bought DOOLITTLE the next day on vinyl and still own... thanks for sharing this video

[@AWISECROW]

all together and you wouldn't know until they show the other two at the end! what the heck

[@thebetbetunderground9548]

Yeah. That was weird. I thought there were only the two of them there.

[@politesociety]

The intro to this interview is the most 80's thing i've ever seen.

[@JB-1138]

Max Headroom approved.

[@hhotell]

Kim Deal is SO beautiful. Oh my gosh

[@granthambeard]

Oh my goodness! a pixies interview I've never seen, hooray!

[@elAntxoa1]

LOL... really love from 3:37 to 4:18... All the things Kim do to take a nip of refreshing beer trying to do it out of sight. Wonderful...

[@therealrussellsmyth]

Frank Black is one of thee most genuine public figures out there. What a gem

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

it’s crazy how unpretentious he was in interviews. If you were to guess what his personality was like by their music you would think he would be the opposite of his ‘aw shucks’ genuine, humble, regular guy personality

[@hoyeloy]

He's not a good guitarist? A good guitarist is someone who makes a guitar sound great even if he plays just one chord! That's why Joey Santiago is a great guitarist.

[@lettucekisses]

“He’s not a good guitarist” helps pretty much invent a whole new genre of rock.

[@markboland8197]

Bingo. What is a good guitarist. Im impressed watching guys shread, Im even more impressed if they shred with feel. But I love one of a kind abstract noise better when its done properly.

[@JadeBlakeVideos]

I loved watching this thanks so much for uploading

[@hannahpeaire920]

This is my Dad's KZbin channel

[@jeremykowalski8283]

congratulations

[@notsure6187]

tell him I said I love this video.

[@daz0705]

kim is so entertaining while not doing anything

[@Blyledge]

Kim Deal in 1989 was the most desirable woman in the universe.

[@thebetbetunderground9548]

She always kind'a looked "too manly" to me tho.

[@mynameismark25]

She has masculine like characteristics. She believes in herself and very outspoken. That just makes her even more attractive to me. I've always found Girls who do it better than boys so hot!

[@GoldStandardGames]

Blyledge The Real Deal Indeed! Drop Dead Gorgeous.

[@thescribbler495]

manly? are you kidding me? grow up.

[@irkedd]

there is something in the eyes of her. the windows to the soul.

[@faisalOrb1]

Awwwww they're so adorable~~~

[@maskof]

Thank you. I solved the problem by recording the (non existing audio) with Goldwave and just blending the left and right channels. At least I can listen to it now.

[@quuteswamwhere]

I LOVE THIS BAND!!!!!!!!!!

[@detectivedeckard1048]

Awesome, thanks man.

[@Proxylfc]

Amazing hair from charles tbf

[@MATTGROOPIE]

seen these guys 3 times - never dissapoint

[@MrSloika]

Thanks for the upload, I've never seen this before. BTW, that the most subdued I've ever seen Kim.

[@Lochlainnone]

this is the best interview ever

[@quillber]

was so sad to see how depressed dave had become when they did the documentary

[@TheJamie6666]

Kim deal is fit..Gorgeous Eyes and a cute beautiful Smile.

[@timheavyable]

saw pixies in dublin in 88 when they had come on pilgrim and surfer rosa out.It had,the best album cover an adolesant kid could wish for,i was 15 and blown away by the show and the album cover.

[@jaapdeaapman]

I think that Leonardo Dicaprio should play Frank Black in any movie about The Pixies.

[@jamieryandowney9880]

??????????? Michael Chiklis is the only actor I can think of that remotely resembles Charles....how did you come up with Leo?!

[@jaapdeaapman]

Jamie Ryan Downey Michael Chiklis is a good match for the current Black, Dicaprio matches with that 1989 guy from above :)

[@jamieryandowney9880]

.....alright.....that's fair....

[@Stockmuncher]

Joel Edgerton?

[@lostlanaya8927]

jaapdeaapman , absolutely Not, plus u got name wrong

[@iwileaturshit]

I sacrifice my heart to Kim deal. Take it. She can do with it as she pleases

[@jwhiteout]

I don't read youtube comments anymore... can someone just tell me how far down I'd have to scroll till someone says "KIM DEAL IS SO HAWT!"

[@StarfieldRailway]

You don't have to look past your own comment.

[@jwhiteout]

HooptieHamburger Uh oh, looks like somebody took THAT personally. Such petulance...

[@MrSloika]

It's not so much what she looked like, it's more that she's so mental...in an endearing sort of way.

[@StarfieldRailway]

jwhiteout Answering a question by giving the right answer is petulant? What medications are you refusing to take?

[@jwhiteout]

AH! The INTERNET MEDICATION TROPE!!! I say you lose, twit.

[@JadeBlakeVideos]

Pixies best band in the 🌎

[@buzzbadsville1548]

Lol the whole band was here all along and I only realised at the end when they cut to Dave and Joey.

[@cinemar]

Great questions.

[@redshaftedflicker]

This kicks ass, Frank's a fucking trip.

[@stinky997]

They are both so gorgeous

[@roejogan8]

thanks for reading(:

[@wiisalute]

I just listened to Doolittle recently for the first time and it's just amazing. Next band on my list is Husker Du. Already listened to nothings shocking by Jane's Addiction.

[@skinnywizardofironmeadow4430]

wiisalute husker du! You will not be disappointed!! AMAZING

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

@wiisalute are you still alive & have you listened to the Replacements?

[@cocosloan3748]

"YOUTH IS SO BEAUTIFUL" Remember that!

[@L0REN0R2Z0RR0]

I do think that Pixies actually have a very defined sound, contrary what Francis sais at the beginning here.

[@tone-capture9292]

He's so evasive. It's hilarious.

[@lordsalisbury1]

I think this is probably the only time I have ever seen Frank Black and Kim Deal have comfortable body language together.

[@johnnikollaj496]

Gosh...Kim is so damn pretty. She still looks great in her 50's

[@Dharma_Bum]

Dude. She’s in her 60s

[@p0llenp0ny]

@@Dharma_Bum Didn't notice the age of the comment, huh?

[@PokeySoggybottom]

Kim deal hardly says a word, yet still manages to upstage Francis with her hilarious and cute utter boredom.

[@konundrum3678]

+Pokey Soggybottom fingernail biting!

[@imoutbye]

Boring interviewer

[@roejogan8]

there was no weak link. her voice and bass style are a huge aspect of how great they are as a band. like i said, listen to pod by the breeders, it's so fucking good. her voice has something special. i think the whole band is great and would suffer without one of the members. it wouldn't be as good. just her backup vocals alone would hurt the band to be without. i'm a musician too since we're talking perspective. i love ringo btw. creative and influential drummer. unique style and personality.

[@bubbaloaf5373]

It's not the same without her. That is for sure.

[@savage-tb3lo]

@@bubbaloaf5373 Paz rocks tho

[@SM-ql8ty]

Wow. He's soooo young here!

[@eamisagomey]

even her cough is hot

[@user-zv7yb4yp9g]

"THIS MO.."

[@Thel0wsandhighs]

hahahahahah

[@raulamon3897]

Two people in the comments dislike the questions, one of em even called them pretentious. I think the questions were unusually good. I don't see interviewers probe the essence like this any more. And Charles came up with great answers too - seemingly simple, but actually rock-philosophical.

[@SaintMartins]

I miss City Limits (on Much Music) during the 1980s & 90s, it was the only show on TV were you could watch videos & interviews from Underground /Alternative bands, until M.M. created The Wedge in 1992-3. P.S. Christopher Ward is the interviewer.

[@surfclubtony]

Its funny my kids (teenagers) like their music(The Pixies) but say to me this music wouldn't make it today Dad. I remember back in the late 80's all my friends saying their albums were shit and rubbish, its funny over time as gits like Radiohead said we wouldn't be a band if it wasn't for the Pixies, people my dorky friends included saw what the Pixies were unique and brilliant. Nothing of an alternative nature was considered listenable back then until Nirvana came along.

[@miedqy0]

1:12 Kim realized she had co written only two songs.

[@madmack8973]

Kim was the primary writer on 2 songs and co-wrote all of the others. A band is a team effort. That's why FB's solo music is so shit.

[@grahammj]

+Mad Mack "All songs written by Black Francis" (with the obvious couple of exceptions). That's how the credits are worded. Their songs were not the result of a team effort....notoriously so.

[@madmack8973]

grahammj You just don't get it do you?

[@grahammj]

+Mad Mack apparently not

[@miedqy0]

A band is a team effort. - who told you that? Did Nirvana compose collectively?

[@marqueditonio4405]

Isn't she gorgeous, then, now , forever

[@katkal3]

i love the idea of creating songs that are very different form each other. aniother great band that did this was the beatles.

[@JadeBlakeVideos]

David Bow referred to Pixies as psychotic beatles 🤣

[@Amalekites]

Kim is so beautiful.

[@mimickick]

OMG City Limits! The 120 Minutes of Muchmusic (before the Wedge at least)

[@TheOnebadapple]

Kim is so holding back on Frank's ego....the huge interruptive cough? i heard "booolhl-shit" Booooohll-shit'"

[@zenmonkey666]

but the funny thing is that when they ask them about the songwriting, frank doesn't say a word about how he wrote all the material (so about the actual truth), just talk about "our stuff" "WE try to do like.." and all that. but egotistical, right.

[@Hungover52]

Song as the source document. That's a good idea to have.

[@jonnyfish76]

I was 13, my friend's older brother wrote "Pixies" and "XTC" on my skateboard. I needed to find out what this meant. I was on my way.

[@franktortorellajr5953]

Omg Kim is soooo cute here. Been in love with her for 30 years

[@alemmingsdeath]

I was listening to the Pixies in 1989. And my mom certainly didn't look as cool as Kim.

[@DaytonJoey]

She bit her nail and spit it out. 😂❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😂😂

[@maskof]

No audio? I used Goldwave to record this and adjusted the channel mixer setting to blend the left and right channels and that solved the problem. I find that videos which were orginnaly recorded with a VCR and transferred to digital have a tendency to (compress?) the audio track to one channel only.

[@Morningv0dka]

2:39 CHEW THAT NAIL AND SPIT IT OUT YOU'RE ON TV

[@georgemasson5591]

this mon-

[@ericsanger4408]

IT'S DEFINITELY THE IGGY POP INFLUENCE, Charles!

[@RobQos]

Love the Pixies. But sometimes I would love to have seen where they would have gone if Kim had been given more input. This video is a huge metaphor for the Pixies. Kim is sitting here with loads to say.... but Charles is oblivious to it. He's not concious of shutting Kim out - it's just that he automatically sees it as his band and he'll do all the talking. In a parallel universe if Kim and Charles could have collaborated they could have made some seriously amazing records. They made seriously amazing records anyway..... they just could have made MORE.

[@timcwalker]

Two bandleaders never work out. Kim was too strong to be a sideman (woman).

[@bathsheba56]

"He's got that preaching kind of vocal style." LOL!

[@clubneon4425]

The Pixies are the best of all fucking time!!

[@RobVanDelay_WholeFnContest]

I loved Black Francis in Silence of the Lambs

[@surfclubtony]

Listen to the Pixies second album then listen to Bleach you'll see the wicked similarities. There was a bucket load of great music totally missed because it had an alternative tag on it back then, Grunge came along as a tag and everything became listenable, timing thats all it was. You ask anyone that listed to JJ or JJJ in Sydney in 1990, you were considered well left of centre. Sunvolt, Guided By Voices, Died Pretty, Glide, Teenage Fanclub, Clouds checkout some of these bands you'll like it.

[@roejogan8]

pod was brilliant. so was gigantic from surfer rosa.

[@hughmackechnie2104]

Woah, didn't know David had such a strong Boston accent.

[@Wscate]

Kim is amazing i love her voice and her odd way of structuring songs she really is an amazing artist.

[@iusedthewiki3529]

watching this without mono audio hurts

[@AM-sw9di]

I love how weird Pixies are as individual people

[@TheOnebadapple]

Kim Deal is an awesome living artist.

[@tandemmontecello]

@Cohryo Totally!

[@Kento_nanami_the_2nd]

0:28 - i have never heard someone say advertisements like that...

[@filegrabber1]

She was the bass player of the pixies so who cares how talented she is. :)

[@taraspokalchuk7256]

nope me too. i think the sound is supposed to be coming only from the right dinamic, which doesnt work on my computer

[@blumminummer]

'I rock more in one day...' ha ha i'd love to see that

[@frankyh101]

This interviewer was asking these questions to the wrong band

[@jamieb3071]

So much art expressed through their music, this interviewer doesn't get it.

[@roejogan8]

you're the joke. i've been listening to them almost 15 years. i have every album on cd and vinyl and have every single lyric commited to memory. i saw the pixies live and they were great. kim's voice was beautiful and so was her personality.

[@matteframe]

holy mullet

[@cleberrochasantos]

Kim was so cute! S2

[@user-rh2csk]

Kim never feel comfortable with the interview or replying to a specific question. It is funny because she likes free talk and could be very entertaining.

[@neillaika]

Kim deal eu te amo muito