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Major Influences

From Pixies: A Conversation2014

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Major Influences

[Black Francis] Beethoven probably. [Joey Santiago] Uh, you know. Charles, can I predict what you were going to say? [Black Francis] Yeah, go. Sure. [Joey Santiago] Iggie Pop. [Black Francis] Yep. [Joey Santiago] Rush. [David Lovering] Rush, yeah, from my side. Yup. [Joey Santiago] Velvet Underground. These are no surprises. [Black Francis] What about Kim Deal? Probably like uh... [Joey Santiago] Kim Deal's country, right? Country western? [Black Francis] Country or like Cheap Trick. [Joey Santiago] Cheap Trick, oh yeah, she's from Ohio. Yeah. [Black Francis] That's four huh? And then of course The Beatles. [David Lovering] Fuck yeah, The Beatles.

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"Major Influences" is a song by Pixies from the album Pixies: A Conversation, released in 2014.

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