Beck
Beck
Beck Hansen, known by stage name Beck, is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is mostly known for his musical composition, as well as a palette of sonic genres...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth8 July 1970
CountryUnited States of America
fashion years different
Most of my early records were not cohesive at all, just collections of demos recorded in different years. 'Odelay' was the first time I actually got to go in the studio and record a piece of music in a continuous linear fashion, although that was written over a year.
thinking careers interesting
I think I gave indications early on that mine wasn't just going to be a commercial, er, career. If that were the case, then the first record would have been 10 versions of 'Loser.' I always thought it would be interesting if there was no such thing as gold and platinum records, or record deals, and people were just making music. What would the music sound like?
thinking artist hair
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 don't have enough hair to be a genius. I think you have to have hair going everywhere.
thinking sound tape
I do think music sounds better when it's on tape and more simply recorded.
thinking trying fans
Sometimes, I think the way the music business has been destructive and the way the fans are been put through it and try to navigate through it, so much is so foreign to what musicians would actually want to do or what would be natural to them.
thinking europe interesting
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 pink,' that kind of stuff. There's none of that in Europe.
thinking trying boring
I think trying to be offbeat is the most boring thing possible.
real people records
There are people who've prepared their whole lives for real heavy success and bask in it. They're so good at it and they obviously love it. I'm just happy to be making a record.
light records different
Sometimes, reissues can be revelatory, or put the original record in a different light, but those are rare.
thinking play quality
I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a record.
thinking littles ends
I enjoy recording live better, but I think by the nature of it you are going to end up with something that's a little bit more traditional.
thinking generations cliche
I think my whole generation's mission is to kill the cliche.
although bit class fooled ourselves talk talks targeting terms thinking
I think it's not fashionable to talk in class terms any more, although Gore's done a bit of that when he talks about targeting the wealthy, ... It will be interesting to see how that plays, because we've fooled ourselves into thinking ours is a classless society. And, of course, it isn't.
caught guess hit pressure weight
It got caught up under there right when he hit me, and I guess the combination of my weight and some of his weight just put too much pressure on it. I could tell it was pretty serious.