In an interview with The Guardian, Frank Black discussed his disappointment about the Pixies reunion documentary, loudQUIETloud: a Film about the Pixies.

Black stated, “I’ve got nothing against the film or the film-makers, but they manipulated the whole thing. They wanted a story, and that story became this tension within the band, how awful we got along, and Dave’s downward spiral. Whereas Dave was actually the one who was holding us together. His breakdown only came at the end of the tour when he was upset about his dad’s death. Then he became this kind of Jekyll and Hyde figure, dulling the pain with red wine and pills.”

Black also discusses being disconnected from the filmmakers, “They were naive, like a lot of people who don’t understand how rock bands are when they go on tour. They’d roll into the hotel every morning and say, ‘So what are you guys going to do today? Ooh, are you going to go buy some ice cream?’ I guess they expected us to be like the Monkees, always up to mischief. But we’re boring, you know. And touring is boring. You just sit around not talking to each other.”

One quick viewing of the trailer shows that the film is certainly sensational by thriving on the chaos of the band and their personal lives. It clearly focuses on the trials and already tumultuous relationship of the band. While Black seems to feel that what the filmmakers captured is accurate, he notes that “The movie as it stands is basically truthful, even though it’s exaggerated…”

The documentary, directed by former producers, Steven Cantor (Family Bonds, Slasher, The Devil’s Playground) and Matthew Galkin (Family Bonds, Slasher) is currently screening at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Source: The Guardian - “I used to have a band, and now I don’t”

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