A:<\/strong> We\u2019re in the bus together. It\u2019s actually the preferred way to do it. You know, after the show, we leave around one or two in the morning and we wake up in the next city, right? It\u2019s like time travel. As for San Diego, my son goes to San Diego State University. He\u2019s going to be a junior, and I\u2019m going to be helping him move in. He\u2019s actually going to go to the San Diego show, because he\u2019s right there.<\/p>\n Q:<\/strong> You have two kids, correct? What kind of music are they into?<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> They\u2019re more into rock, now, especially my son. He\u2019s gravitating towards playing the guitar more. And my daughter\u2019s kind of the same thing.<\/p>\n Q:<\/strong> Have you been trying to teach him, or did he kind of pick it up on his own?<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> I\u2019ve taught him a little bit. I didn\u2019t think I had much to teach him. But it\u2019s funny \u2014 I do know more more theory than I thought I did.<\/p>\n Q:<\/strong> With touring, emotionally speaking, is it just kind of like another day at the office? Are there coping mechanisms you need to use?<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> At the end of the day, you\u2019ve got to take yourself out of the equation. There are people coming in. I was reminded of that with my kids \u2014 they gave me some perspective. You know, people plan for this, these tickets were on sale for a while, they got babysitters, or their friends are coming in, and people are making a night of it. Those thought processes help.<\/p>\n Q:<\/strong> How\u2019s it been playing with the with Emma Richardson? She joined you guys last year and played on your newest album. Does it feel solid?<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> Yeah, that\u2019s what I was going to say, that she\u2019s solid. She\u2019s always on it. You know, her harmonies are right on the button, everything about her. She\u2019s a joy to be around.<\/p>\n Q:<\/strong> Has it been a coincidence so far that the Pixies have really only had female bassists, or is that something that you guys sought out? Does it play to that nostalgia factor?<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> Well, we originally wanted a female bass player. From then on, the female backing vocals were recorded. So it just makes sense to always have that element.<\/p>\n Q:<\/strong> The Pixies seem to have some newer, younger fans that are joining the masses. Your opening riff of \u201cWhere is My Mind\u201d kind of caught fire on social media, on TikTok \u2014\u00a0 tens of thousands of videos have used that sound. I\u2019m curious about what you think of that as an artist. Do you think it\u2019s cool that people are getting into you that way? Or is it kind of isolating that song from you guys, or cheapening it?<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> No. I think it\u2019s cool that people I know think it\u2019s cool, if that makes sense. Directly, if I saw it, that\u2019s just the way it is. It is what it is.<\/p>\n Q:<\/strong> The Pixies have often been cited as one of the most influential rock bands of all time. You guys are credited with pioneering the whole quiet, loud, quiet dynamic. Do you think that that\u2019s an accurate credit?<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> Yeah. I mean, that is very nice to hear. It really is. But you know, at the same time, we got influenced by other artists too. So it\u2019s nice to be part of that vocabulary. If our band spurs other people to start a band, then kudos.<\/p>\n Q:<\/strong> Who were your influences? Did you have an ideal trajectory or ideal sound when you and Frank Black first started playing together in college?<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> Just different. We just wanted to be just different and interesting, really. What we listened to probably didn\u2019t translate to what we sound like. For me and (Charles) too, it\u2019s, you know, The Beatles\u2019 \u201cWhite Album.\u201d You know, that classic stuff. Later on we got into the more alternative stuff. But our DNA, my DNA, is with that kind of genre.<\/p>\n Q:<\/strong> You had writing credits on a couple of the songs off the Pixies\u2019 newest album \u2014 \u201cHypnotised\u201d and \u201cI Hear You Mary.\u201d Do you see yourself doing more songwriting in the future?<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> I mean, the music thing, I just did that. I just presented it to the producer, and he liked it \u2014 I\u2019m sure Charles liked it too \u2014 but I do that kind of stuff at home anyway. I never really presented it, because Charles just wanted to be the main songwriter at the time, which is fair enough, I guess. But lyric wise, I\u2019m shocked that he asked me to do that.<\/p>\n Q:<\/strong> Are you guys working on new music actively?<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> Yes. We\u2019ve worked out some demos and some maybe-keeper backing tracks, and we\u2019ve worked out some recordings already that we\u2019re going to want to finish up.<\/p>\n Q:<\/strong> And you\u2019re sticking to that signature Pixies sound, or shaking it up?<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> We\u2019ll see. That is a good question, and I do want to explore. But it\u2019s all still going to end up sounding like the Pixies.<\/p>\n Pixies<\/p>\n![\"Left](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SUT-L-PIXIES-01_bd1b62.jpg\")
Left to right: guitarist Joey Santiago, bassist Emma Richardson, frontman Frank Black and drummer David Lovering. The Pixies will play Gallagher Square at Petco Park on Aug. 27. (Travis Shinn)<\/p>\n