Fresh off the resurgence of The Breeders following Mountain Battles, and considering the massive popularity of the Pixies reunion tour a few years ago, it's easy to forget that Kim Deal was not a well-known figure until relatively recently. As the Jerusalem Post points out, "It's a far cry from five years ago, when Deal was basically working and living in semi-obscurity, occasionally bringing the Ohio-based Breeders out of semi-inertia for a record or a tour." Of course, today's indie rock love of all things 80s led to the successful tour, completing a Pixies resurgence that began with the inclusion of "Where Is My Mind?" on the Fight Club soundtrack.

But it's not the first time Deal has been recognizable to mainstram fans. After The Breeders broke through to the mainstream with Last Splash and that album's top 40 single, "Cannonball," Deal was weirded out to be recognized anywhere:

"'Cannonball' was mainstream, it hit the mall kids who didn't know who the Pixies were," she recalled. "It was really weird to have a hit. Of course, we had a certain level of fame in the Pixies, but nothing I had ever done had been mall-kid friendly. And 'Cannonball' really shouldn't have been either, it wasn't that accessible.

 

"I remember being in Dayton, Ohio in the winter of 1993, and people began to know who I was. I didn't like it. It's not because I don't like people, I'm actually very sociable - even a social animal. But it's very disconcerting to be recognized, it's like I have toilet paper dragging on my foot."

The profile is nothing new to those who have followed the career of Deal, the Pixies and The Breeders for awhile, but it's good to check in on her after the wave of hype for The Breeders has passed somewhat. As for a possibility of another Pixies tour? "Right now we're on a hiatus, Charles has something like five kids, Joey has a couple and David has one on the way. But I'm sure their wives will be dying to get them out of the house, so we'll see."

Oh Frank Black, you lothario, you.

[Jerusalem Post]