25 Quotes by Joey Santiago

I just found the word 'Pixies' in a dictionary and it sounded like rock 'n' roll.

I have to say, I have an affinity for Bossanova. It's very warm-sounding to me - lush and simple. I like that.

Hey - how can I find a head of wild lettuce? Where does it grow?

Am I right in thinking people come and ask us (America) for help or do we just do it? I don't know a lot about foreign policy.

Just trying to be different - when I hear something - I don't like to go trampling on other people's sounds.

Doolittle was a major influence on the Seattle grunge scene, which emerged in the early 1990s.

Here is my theory on this one. If you write things down, if there is a mystery and you try and explain it, once you've written it down for permanent, in due time, it'll be proven stupid.

I can hardly understand the Australian accent.

I don't like to go trampling on other people's sounds. That's really about it - I don't gravitate towards it, I try to move away from it.