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Where Is My Mind? Technique
Great lyrics move us like the world's best poems. Take a close-up look at the art.
Music
If you listen to the recording of "Where is My Mind?" that appears on Surfer Rosa, turn the volume up really loud, and close your eyes, it's not too hard to imagine that the Pixies are playing righ...
Songwriting
In a 1988 interview, Frank Black gave this explanation of his songwriting process:"Eighty percent of it's baloney, yeah... I write the songs by singing a whole bunch of syllables along with the cho...
