In the past it seemed like I was making fun of rap a little bit. But it was more me making fun of myself, since I'm not technically a rapper, whatever that means. — Beck Copy Share Image
I sat out a few years because I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do next. So many things were changing in music and in culture, so it seemed like a good time to step back. — Beck Copy Share Image
There are certain records that you love because the songs are great, but you don't go to them as an example of great production. — Beck Copy Share Image
It gets a little bit troublesome when you have something that's overcompressed that shouldn't be. — Beck Copy Share Image
Let the desert wind cool your aching head. Let the weight of the world - drift away instead — Beck Copy Share Image
I'm always looking for older equipment and ways of recording, but you can't escape the fact that it's all going to be digitized and… — Beck Copy Share Image
There's a perception that if an artist produces another artist, they're going to imprint on them. But I'm the opposite. I want to hear… — Beck Copy Share Image
Tonight the city is full of morgues, and all the toilets are overflowing. There's shopping malls coming out of the walls, as we walk… — Beck Copy Share Image
I think it's interesting being American, the expectations for an American guy, and the image that has to be projected. 'Oh, I can't wear… — Beck Copy Share Image
Technology was something I avoided when I started out - I didn't even have electric guitars. Only played acoustic. — Beck Copy Share Image
I'm the artist formally known as Beck. I have a genius wig. When I put that wig on, then the true genius emerges. I… — Beck Copy Share Image
Originally, the lyrics to "Girl" were really upbeat, and then it didn't work for me somehow. You need the dichotomy. If you're doing something… — Beck Copy Share Image
“There's a destination,a little up the road. From the habitations and the towns we know. A place we saw the lights turn low. The… — Beck Copy Share Image
As society changes, as politics change, as people change, certain songs still seem to resonate. — Beck Copy Share Image
With modern recording techniques, and living in the Pro Tools era, the process gets really drawn-out, and it can become painstaking. — Beck Copy Share Image
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