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
Music is one of those things that if you play it safe, it can be incredibly boring. — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I didn't really intend on having a music career. It just kind of happened. — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
Love songs are helpful. We've always needed as much love as we could possibly need. — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
Making sad music, it's not for me. I don't find that interesting. — 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
Sometimes you have to be reminded where you were at the time, and songs are a good vehicle for that. It's so… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I don't really make particularly abrasive music, but at the same time I wouldn't change something to make people like it. — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I change things each time we go into making a record, like the personnel playing on it, the types of music. — 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… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I listen to everything: noise, classical, jazz. I like lots of different types of food. There's no way you could get me… — 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 like ones that pertain to the music they make. Talking Heads does that somehow. More often than not band names are… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
Like anyone who records music or writes a song, I thought, 'Wouldn't that be cool if someday I were able to do… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
You can treat musicians like actors - you give them a roadmap but don't tell them what to do, and let their… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
All my songs usually borrow from my own life but pull from fantasy or other people's stories that you hear, or something… — 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
I have a certain amount of creative energy, and it used to go painting. Now most of it goes to music. I… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
I make music and hope people enjoy it - but when they do it's always a surprise. A nice surprise, but not… — 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
