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> [I went to an art school and you learn very quickly there that you're only as good as your next idea, not so much what you've got going on at the moment. And so I embraced that. It sunk in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/i-went-to-an-art-school-and-you-learn-very-quickly-there-that-you-re/)

[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/)

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