Song Quotes by Samuel Ervin Beam

16 Song quotes by Samuel Ervin Beam

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When Samuel Ervin Beam turns his thoughts to Song, he lands on 16 distinct angles that capture how melody shapes feeling. Expect a blend of personal insight and broader observation, all filtered through his unmistakable voice.

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I like good melodies and a great song.

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I love to sell records, but that's not what I'm into.

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I like to make fun records. Contrary to popular belief.

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I try to write humanistic songs.

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The Beatles showed with 'Sgt. Pepper's' that you can make an album out of anything, just make it seem like it's connected.

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At the end of the day, I can't sit down and write a song to sell.

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I don't really make particularly abrasive music, but at the same time I wouldn't change something to make people like it.

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As a listener, I like shorter records, because you can really absorb the songs.

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Music is one of those things that if you play it safe, it can be incredibly boring.

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It's a funny thing having a recording be part of your career. It means you can go back and revisit yourself, in…

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I don't sit and write records from start to finish. I write all the time, and when it's time to record you…

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I have a certain amount of creative energy, and it used to go painting. Now most of it goes to music. I…

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Sometimes you have to be reminded where you were at the time, and songs are a good vehicle for that. It's so…

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I was born in 1974, so I grew up listening to what was on the radio - my mom's car sounded like…

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I have a hard time saying I'm going to make a whole record of just rock-out songs, because that gets boring, you…

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All my songs usually borrow from my own life but pull from fantasy or other people's stories that you hear, or something…

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I love to sell records, but that's not what I'm into.

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I don't write Plastic Ono Band stuff, though I love that record.

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As a listener, I like shorter records, because you can really absorb the songs.

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I like to make fun records. Contrary to popular belief.

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I learn something with each record and take that into the next one.

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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…

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Every time I play with a new musician I absorb something, even if it's someone you don't like!

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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…

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I like ones that pertain to the music they make. Talking Heads does that somehow. More often than not band names are just a…

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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…

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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.

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A lot of the big-budget movies, craft-wise, are amazing, but have a boring story. And the indies have their idiosyncrasies.

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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…

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I was drawn to painting and filmmaking because I was interested in communicating visually, which spills over into my tendencies as a writer.

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Every musician that comes along teaches me something.

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