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When I was a kid and putting out my first records, there was a lot made out of the fact that the '50s/'60s generation was so dominant.

~Beck

Topics: Dominant Fact First Generation Kid Lot Made Out Putting Records

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Something just happens when you're making a record, where certain things start to come out. It's just something in the air.

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Topics: Air Certain Certain Things Come Happens Just Just Something Making Out Record Something Start Things Where You

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When I started out playing small clubs, you could feel the room recoil from certain kinds of songs. Anything that was too personal, that had a sentiment to it, or was laying out your feelings, was immediately booed. People would start throwing things. And anything that was really provocative or humorous or radical was embraced or cheered.

~Beck

Topics: Anything Certain Clubs Could Embraced Feel Feelings Had Humorous Immediately Kinds Laying Out People Personal Playing Provocative Radical Really Room Sentiment Small Songs Start Started Things Throwing Too Would You Your

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Studying music in a conservatory would be stifling for me, although I respect people who can do it. And by no means am I an expert at notating music or music theory - that's not really my world.

~Beck

Topics: Although Am Conservatory Expert Me Means Music People Really Respect Studying Theory Who World Would

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In recording, you're trying to make something work sonically - getting the right inflection on the right guitar sound - and maybe a part that would be musically great doesn't sound as cool.

~Beck

Topics: Cool Getting Great Guitar Make Maybe Musically Part Recording Right Something Sound Trying Work Would You

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There are certain songs that just stick around and do something that transcends whatever time they were written in. Through different eras, people are able to impart different meaning to the song, and they become part of some sort of consciousness.

~Beck

Topics: Able Around Become Certain Consciousness Different Eras Impart Just Meaning Part People Some Something Song Songs Sort Stick Through Time Transcends Were Whatever Written

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If you look at an old piece of sheet music, there's all kinds of text on it, there are ads, there are proclamations of the greatest songs' success, there's artwork. So there is a tactile, physical experience of learning the song and the way it's notated.

~Beck

Topics: Ads Artwork Experience Greatest Kinds Learning Look Music Old Physical Piece Sheet Song Songs Success Tactile Text Way You

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Usually, the music inspires the lyrics. The lyrics just sort of fall off like a bunch of crumbs from the melody. That's all I want them to be - crumbs. I don't want to work any kind of fabricated message.

~Beck

Topics: Any Bunch Crumbs Fall Inspires Just Kind Like Lyrics Melody Message Music Off Sort Them Want Work

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I've never been able to relate to apathy. I've always been doing stuff, been in action, making music or working just to get by.

~Beck

Topics: Able Action Always Apathy Been Doing Get Just Making Music Never Relate Stuff Working

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I didn't go to high school. I never felt connected to people my age.

~Beck

Topics: Age Connected Felt Go High High School Never People School

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: July 8th, 1970

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