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Beck Quotes

I did that Grammys thing - I did a little freeform poem Picture Quote #1

[Early on,] the attitude was that what I was doing wasn’t music Picture Quote #1

I try not to do email; I try to talk to people on the phone Picture Quote #1

In the studio, I’m always throwing people on different instruments Picture Quote #1

I love British humor. It’s just so - surreal Picture Quote #1

You can’t please everybody, man, Picture Quote #1

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The limitations are limitless Picture Quote #1

There’s never any pressure on the music having to be something Picture Quote #1

There were definitely lyrics and they were very meaningful. I think Picture Quote #1

I hear a lot of bad TV commercials that try to sound like Where It’s At. That pretty much turned me off from using the electric piano for a lot of years Picture Quote #1

In Japan, you get on the bullet train or the airplane, and I loved the little speeches the stewardesses would do. They even do little speeches before you play gigs Picture Quote #1

Sea Change was so specific. From the beginning it was set what it was going to be. All the other ideas that I had at the time I had to put to the side Picture Quote #1

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The years keep going by and you realize, Wow. Doing these records is such a process: going on tour for a year and a half, then you get home and you want to do other things Picture Quote #1

There’s 40 or 50 songs that nobody’s heard that I’ve done in between albums. There’s a whole evolution from Midnite Vultures to Sea Change that’s never been released Picture Quote #1

Tonight the city is full of morgues, and all the toilets are overflowing. There’s shopping malls coming out of the walls, as we walk out among the manure. That’s why I pay no mind Picture Quote #1

We play a hip hop song and suddenly 25 people on the left jump up and put their hands in the air; then you play Lost Cause and they’re like, I don’t know about this one Picture Quote #1

When my nephew was 3 and 4, he would say the most genius things. He said, You’re hammer macho with FBI dogs. I thought it was just one of those great lines Picture Quote #1

The only way I was allowed to play was by convincing bands to let me do a few songs while they set up. That went on for years Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t want to be on a major label. I wanted all the attention and the noise to go away because I wanted to be something a little bit more substantial Picture Quote #1

Just out of curiosity, I wonder what makes music or culture or taste go in certain directions. Who knows what the forces are behind it Picture Quote #1

Eventually, if you’re experimenting with a sound that’s unfamiliar, it gets absorbed, and somebody comes and does it better, and it becomes part of a vocabulary Picture Quote #1

I’m more critical of my songwriting than anybody, but I’ve worked really hard in the last five to 10 years to improve Picture Quote #1

I didn’t even have a computer until like 10 years ago. I was still using a typewriter until 2002 Picture Quote #1

Sometimes, reissues can be revelatory, or put the original record in a different light, but those are rare Picture Quote #1

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There’s a perception that if an artist produces another artist, they’re going to imprint on them. But I’m the opposite Picture Quote #1

There are a lot of technical studio things I’ve learned or figured out, and I feel like I could use those things to help other people with what they’re doing Picture Quote #1

There are certain records that you love because the songs are great, but you don’t go to them as an example of great production Picture Quote #1

Technology was something I avoided when I started out - I didn’t even have electric guitars. Only played acoustic Picture Quote #1

I’m always looking for older equipment and ways of recording, but you can’t escape the fact that it’s all going to be digitized and reduced Picture Quote #1

I do think music sounds better when it’s on tape and more simply recorded Picture Quote #1

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I did that Grammys thing - I did a little freeform poem (Beck Quotes) [Early on,] the attitude was that what I was doing wasn’t music (Beck Quotes) I try not to do email; I try to talk to people on the phone (Beck Quotes) In the studio, I’m always throwing people on different instruments (Beck Quotes) I love British humor. It’s just so - surreal (Beck Quotes) You can’t please everybody, man, (Beck Quotes) The limitations are limitless (Beck Quotes) There’s never any pressure on the music having to be something (Beck Quotes) There were definitely lyrics and they were very meaningful. I think (Beck Quotes) I hear a lot of bad TV commercials that try to sound like Where It’s At. That pretty much turned me off from using the electric piano for a lot of years (Beck Quotes) In Japan, you get on the bullet train or the airplane, and I loved the little speeches the stewardesses would do. They even do little speeches before you play gigs (Beck Quotes) Sea Change was so specific. From the beginning it was set what it was going to be. All the other ideas that I had at the time I had to put to the side (Beck Quotes) The years keep going by and you realize, Wow. Doing these records is such a process: going on tour for a year and a half, then you get home and you want to do other things (Beck Quotes) There’s 40 or 50 songs that nobody’s heard that I’ve done in between albums. There’s a whole evolution from Midnite Vultures to Sea Change that’s never been released (Beck Quotes) Tonight the city is full of morgues, and all the toilets are overflowing. There’s shopping malls coming out of the walls, as we walk out among the manure. That’s why I pay no mind (Beck Quotes) We play a hip hop song and suddenly 25 people on the left jump up and put their hands in the air; then you play Lost Cause and they’re like, I don’t know about this one (Beck Quotes) When my nephew was 3 and 4, he would say the most genius things. He said, You’re hammer macho with FBI dogs. I thought it was just one of those great lines (Beck Quotes) The only way I was allowed to play was by convincing bands to let me do a few songs while they set up. That went on for years (Beck Quotes) I didn’t want to be on a major label. I wanted all the attention and the noise to go away because I wanted to be something a little bit more substantial (Beck Quotes) Just out of curiosity, I wonder what makes music or culture or taste go in certain directions. Who knows what the forces are behind it (Beck Quotes) Eventually, if you’re experimenting with a sound that’s unfamiliar, it gets absorbed, and somebody comes and does it better, and it becomes part of a vocabulary (Beck Quotes) I’m more critical of my songwriting than anybody, but I’ve worked really hard in the last five to 10 years to improve (Beck Quotes) I didn’t even have a computer until like 10 years ago. I was still using a typewriter until 2002 (Beck Quotes) Sometimes, reissues can be revelatory, or put the original record in a different light, but those are rare (Beck Quotes) There’s a perception that if an artist produces another artist, they’re going to imprint on them. But I’m the opposite (Beck Quotes) There are a lot of technical studio things I’ve learned or figured out, and I feel like I could use those things to help other people with what they’re doing (Beck Quotes) There are certain records that you love because the songs are great, but you don’t go to them as an example of great production (Beck Quotes) Technology was something I avoided when I started out - I didn’t even have electric guitars. Only played acoustic (Beck Quotes) I’m always looking for older equipment and ways of recording, but you can’t escape the fact that it’s all going to be digitized and reduced (Beck Quotes) I do think music sounds better when it’s on tape and more simply recorded (Beck Quotes)

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