Written Songs Quotes 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.

— William Beckett

I'd say Ernest Hemingway would be a blast to get drunk with.

— William Beckett

I read a lot of prose poetry and get inspired by more-so just a state of mind.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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,…

— William Beckett

Johnny Depp and I think Woody Allen would be fun to hang out with.

— William Beckett

I listen to a pretty wide variety of albums so as to get influenced by nothing particular.

— William Beckett

I'm not avoiding specifics, but I've always written songs from more of a global standpoint.

— 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.

— William Beckett

Prose poetry is not set to a melody or music so there's something freeing about it.

— 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.

— William Beckett