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> [Writing a great song is not a simple task, but I feel like when everything comes together and you sing it in a certain way that no-one else can sing it, when it's written in a certain way that's perfect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/writing-a-great-song-is-not-a-simple-task-but-i-feel-like-when/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

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## More by William Beckett

> [A true measure of success is just to work hard and get my music out there and just be myself and be real.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/a-true-measure-of-success-is-just-to-work-hard-and-get-my-music-out/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

> [I'd say Ernest Hemingway would be a blast to get drunk with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/i-d-say-ernest-hemingway-would-be-a-blast-to-get-drunk-with/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

> [I read a lot of prose poetry and get inspired by more-so just a state of mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/i-read-a-lot-of-prose-poetry-and-get-inspired-by-more-so-just-a-state/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

> [In the recording process I do listen to other artists a lot and other albums and albums I am loving lately, or ones that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/in-the-recording-process-i-do-listen-to-other-artists-a-lot-and-other/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

> [I'm a goof. I talk too much. I tell stories. I tell cheesy Dad jokes. I'm theatrical and I'll mix things up and I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/i-m-a-goof-i-talk-too-much-i-tell-stories-i-tell-cheesy-dad-jokes-i-m/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

> [I wasn't really writing anything that I felt was worth it at the end, but then certain things sparked me as a solo writer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/i-wasn-t-really-writing-anything-that-i-felt-was-worth-it-at-the-end/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

> [People can smell the bullshit and see through the curtains. People know when something's real and when something isn't, and when some dude really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/people-can-smell-the-bullshit-and-see-through-the-curtains-people/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

> [I want to play a show at Madison Square Garden in New York, which is where the New York Knicks play. That's what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/i-want-to-play-a-show-at-madison-square-garden-in-new-york-which-is/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

> [I think that a great song needs the full package. I think that a great song needs everything from lyrics, to melody, to music,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/i-think-that-a-great-song-needs-the-full-package-i-think-that-a-great/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

> [Johnny Depp and I think Woody Allen would be fun to hang out with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/johnny-depp-and-i-think-woody-allen-would-be-fun-to-hang-out-with/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

> [I listen to a pretty wide variety of albums so as to get influenced by nothing particular.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/i-listen-to-a-pretty-wide-variety-of-albums-so-as-to-get-influenced/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

> [I'm not avoiding specifics, but I've always written songs from more of a global standpoint.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/i-m-not-avoiding-specifics-but-i-ve-always-written-songs-from-more-of/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

> [I tend to not try and listen to a lot of other artists while I'm writing, because if I hear something that's brilliant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/i-tend-to-not-try-and-listen-to-a-lot-of-other-artists-while-i-m/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

> [Prose poetry is not set to a melody or music so there's something freeing about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/prose-poetry-is-not-set-to-a-melody-or-music-so-there-s-something/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

> [I like films that go a little more daring visually, and story-based stuff that usually reflects pretty closely to what real life is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beckett/i-like-films-that-go-a-little-more-daring-visually-and-story-based/)

[William Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beckett/)

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