What's around the corner is always more exciting than the corner that I'm on, unfortunately. — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I try to use a poetic language more than talk about my feelings, but it is married to the music. — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I like having a big band because it gives you more options. They can always not play and I can do the… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
People always say, 'Why don't you play more sets in Texas?' and I say, 'Dude, why don't you come babysit?' — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I like Wallace Stevens, Robert Frost, but some of the older ones it's hard for me to sit down with - when… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I like writing in an illustrative, descriptive way. I prefer describing to rather than explaining. One, I rarely have anything to say.… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I've always liked string sections. I'm a sucker for melody, so it's fun to have strings add more layer of melody in… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
What's fascinating about facial hair? It's more fascinating that people shave it off every day. — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
Music is definitely cheaper and more immediate. But part of the draw of film to me is the multidisciplinary aspect. I always… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I don't necessarily enjoy playing concerts, although that has gotten more fun with a band. But the one thing I always have… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I recognized that a lot in my writing I'm trying to show both sides of the coin - the sour and sweet.… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I don't write Plastic Ono Band stuff, though I love that record. — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
As a listener, I like shorter records, because you can really absorb the songs. — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I learn something with each record and take that into the next one. — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
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… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
Every time I play with a new musician I absorb something, even if it's someone you don't like! — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
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… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I like ones that pertain to the music they make. Talking Heads does that somehow. More often than not band names are just a… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
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… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
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. — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
A lot of the big-budget movies, craft-wise, are amazing, but have a boring story. And the indies have their idiosyncrasies. — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
