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> [At art school you realize that in order to stay engaged you have to ignore the critics, good and bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/at-art-school-you-realize-that-in-order-to-stay-engaged-you-have-to/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

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## More by Samuel Ervin Beam

> [I love to sell records, but that's not what I'm into.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/i-love-to-sell-records-but-that-s-not-what-i-m-into/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

> [I don't write Plastic Ono Band stuff, though I love that record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/i-don-t-write-plastic-ono-band-stuff-though-i-love-that-record/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

> [As a listener, I like shorter records, because you can really absorb the songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/as-a-listener-i-like-shorter-records-because-you-can-really-absorb/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

> [I like to make fun records. Contrary to popular belief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/i-like-to-make-fun-records-contrary-to-popular-belief/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

> [I learn something with each record and take that into the next one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/i-learn-something-with-each-record-and-take-that-into-the-next-one/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

> [Religion is a huge part of our consciousness. I grew up in the Bible Belt, so it's our mythology. Those are the stories we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/religion-is-a-huge-part-of-our-consciousness-i-grew-up-in-the-bible/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

> [Every time I play with a new musician I absorb something, even if it's someone you don't like!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/every-time-i-play-with-a-new-musician-i-absorb-something-even-if-it-s/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

> [I don't really listen to a lot of stuff that sounds real similar to me because I work on that kind of music all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/i-don-t-really-listen-to-a-lot-of-stuff-that-sounds-real-similar-to/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

> [I like ones that pertain to the music they make. Talking Heads does that somehow. More often than not band names are just a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/i-like-ones-that-pertain-to-the-music-they-make-talking-heads-does/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

> [I don't advertise what I do to my kids. I don't go around waving a flag. I'm sure they are proud, in a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/i-don-t-advertise-what-i-do-to-my-kids-i-don-t-go-around-waving-a/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

> [I'm pretty easy going. I can be anyway. I definitely have my moments. You can ask my kids. But I try to be nice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/i-m-pretty-easy-going-i-can-be-anyway-i-definitely-have-my-moments/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

> [A lot of the big-budget movies, craft-wise, are amazing, but have a boring story. And the indies have their idiosyncrasies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/a-lot-of-the-big-budget-movies-craft-wise-are-amazing-but-have-a/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

> [I like to keep working and keep changing. It's a hopeful, optimistic thing to think and sit about what you could do next. Maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/i-like-to-keep-working-and-keep-changing-it-s-a-hopeful-optimistic/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

> [I was drawn to painting and filmmaking because I was interested in communicating visually, which spills over into my tendencies as a writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/i-was-drawn-to-painting-and-filmmaking-because-i-was-interested-in/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

> [Every musician that comes along teaches me something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/every-musician-that-comes-along-teaches-me-something/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

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