Editing Pixies (band) (section)

=== Break (1989–1990) ===
After ''Doolittle'', tensions between Deal and Francis came to a head (for example, Francis threw a guitar at Deal during a concert in [[Stuttgart]]),<ref name=ganz10>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=132}}</ref> and Deal was almost fired from the band when she refused to play at a concert in [[Frankfurt]].<ref name=aston>{{harvnb|Aston|1997}}</ref> Santiago, in an interview with ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'', described Deal as being "headstrong and want[ing] to include her own songs, to explore her own world" on the band's albums; eventually she accepted that Francis was the singer and had musical control of the band, but after the Frankfurt incident, "they kinda stopped talking".<ref name=aston/> The band became increasingly tired during the post-''Doolittle'' "Fuck or Fight" tour of the United States and fighting among members continued.<ref name=carew/> After the tour's final date in New York City, the band was too exhausted to attend the end-of-tour party the following night and soon announced a hiatus.<ref name="allmusic-bio"/>

During this time, Santiago and Lovering went on vacation<ref name=carew/> while Francis performed a short solo tour,<ref name="allmusic-bio"/> made up of a number of concerts to generate gas money as he traveled across the country.<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /> Deal formed a new band, [[the Breeders]], with [[Tanya Donelly]] of [[Throwing Muses]] and bass player [[Josephine Wiggs]] of Perfect Disaster.<ref name=breedersbiography>{{harvnb|Erlewine (Breeders Biography)}}</ref> Their debut album, ''[[Pod (The Breeders album)|Pod]]'', was released in 1990.<ref name=breedersbiography/><ref>{{harvnb|Phares (Pod)}}</ref>