Pixies discuss departure of bassist Kim Shattuck, say it's “not a big deal”

It was recently revealed that the newly-revived Pixies have replaced short-serving bassist Kim Shattuck with Paz Lenchantin. With many fans having their view on the matter, the band themselves have now addressed the issue in interview.

Speaking to Yahoo Music, frontman Frank Black/Black Francis tried to downplay the matter, pointing to “personal, private shit”.

“Just because some shows went well or a recording session went well with somebody, that doesn’t mean that now you guys are married,” he says. “It’s not really how it works when you’re a band.”

Meanwhile, the Pixies will headline the Sunday leg of next year’s Field Day festival, as well as appear at Primavera 2014.

You can read the full extract beneath:

“The big question mark is, if it was going so well, why are you changing it up again? I guess it’s a fair question, but what I would say is, just because some shows went well or a recording session went well with somebody, that doesn’t mean that now you guys are married and this is forever. It’s not really how it works when you’re a band. And it’s hard to explain to people, especially if they get emotionally attached to one person…

Frankly, you don’t want to explain it to anybody – it’s a lot of its personal, private shit. It’s like politics and sports and people’s personal lives have all been smeared together in this modern world. It’s a very presumptuous attitude about a lot of things. ’Oh you’re shifting something in your world – we demand a statement as to why.’ I’m not the mayor, this isn’t the bus service for a town. This is a rock band. There’s been a shift in the lineup, big woop-dee-doo…as far as we’re concerned it ain’t that big of a deal.”