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> [If any artist abuses his audience as a means to any end, noble or ignoble, he better have a damn good reason for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/if-any-artist-abuses-his-audience-as-a-means-to-any-end-noble-or/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

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## More by Walter Becker

> [Cynicism, I contend, is the wailing of someone who believes that things are, or should be, or could be, much, much better than they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/cynicism-i-contend-is-the-wailing-of-someone-who-believes-that-things/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

> [If it feels like we're re-creating something rather than creating something, we don't do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/if-it-feels-like-we-re-re-creating-something-rather-than-creating/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

> [There's a great freedom in writing by yourself. You can write anything you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/there-s-a-great-freedom-in-writing-by-yourself-you-can-write-anything/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

> [Most of our songs are about relationships.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/most-of-our-songs-are-about-relationships/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

> [That's sort of what we wanted to do: conquer from the margins, sort of find our place in the middle based on the fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/that-s-sort-of-what-we-wanted-to-do-conquer-from-the-margins-sort-of/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

> [You have a kid, and it's like, 'He's gotta go to college! Gotta have some clothes!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/you-have-a-kid-and-it-s-like-he-s-gotta-go-to-college-gotta-have-some/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

> [I think what television and video games do is reminiscent of drug addiction. There's a measure of reinforcement and a behavioural loop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/i-think-what-television-and-video-games-do-is-reminiscent-of-drug/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

> [I guess actually playing on the records and touring is a great forced practice regimen for me. And you learn a lot playing with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/i-guess-actually-playing-on-the-records-and-touring-is-a-great-forced/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

> [We are constantly competing with the monsters from the id.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/we-are-constantly-competing-with-the-monsters-from-the-id/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

> [I love guys like Charlie Parker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/i-love-guys-like-charlie-parker/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

> ['Deacon Blues' was special for me. It's the only time I remember mixing a record all day and, when the mix was done, feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/deacon-blues-was-special-for-me-it-s-the-only-time-i-remember-mixing/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

> [It seemed like the more complex the music we were playing, the less able we were to guarantee its consistency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/it-seemed-like-the-more-complex-the-music-we-were-playing-the-less/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

> [Our career had a sort of funny shape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/our-career-had-a-sort-of-funny-shape/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

> [I think that there's the self-imposed pressure to come up with something that's good. For guys like us, that's much more important than any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/i-think-that-there-s-the-self-imposed-pressure-to-come-up-with/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

> [I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-becker/i-can-never-believe-how-much-time-and-energy-and-money-and-talent-and/)

[Walter Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-becker/)

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