Beck
Beck
Beck Hansen, known by stage name Beck, is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is mostly known for his musical composition, as well as a palette of sonic genres...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth8 July 1970
CountryUnited States of America
writing spots studios
I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out.
thinking artist hair
I'm the artist formally known as Beck. I have a genius wig. When I put that wig on, then the true genius emerges. I don't have enough hair to be a genius. I think you have to have hair going everywhere.
live-life men america
Live the principles and the values. Almost nobody in America is living them. Learn the truth. Live the life of our founders. Be a decent, righteous, forthright honest man or woman.
artist opposites perception
There's a perception that if an artist produces another artist, they're going to imprint on them. But I'm the opposite.
thinking careers interesting
I think I gave indications early on that mine wasn't just going to be a commercial, er, career. If that were the case, then the first record would have been 10 versions of 'Loser.' I always thought it would be interesting if there was no such thing as gold and platinum records, or record deals, and people were just making music. What would the music sound like?
change song people
As society changes, as politics change, as people change, certain songs still seem to resonate.
wind weight desert
Let the desert wind cool your aching head. Let the weight of the world - drift away instead
nice helping-others people
I've done so many albums where I've been in the studio for 14 hours a day for six months just trying to come up with things on my own. It's a nice change helping other people with their music and not being all about what I'm trying to do myself.
heart
Your heart is a drum keeping time with everyone.
thinking generations cliche
I think my whole generation's mission is to kill the cliche.
song sea done
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.
thinking littles ends
I enjoy recording live better, but I think by the nature of it you are going to end up with something that's a little bit more traditional.
positive happiness stars
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
interesting way anything-goes
Anything goes. You always find interesting things that way.