I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out.

Topics: Beck Quotes

Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.

Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.

No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.

No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.

I did that Grammys thing - I did a little freeform poem.

I did that Grammys thing - I did a little freeform poem.

Every time you go in, it's like starting over. You don't know how you did...

Every time you go in, it's like starting over. You don't know how you did...

In the past it seemed like I was making fun of rap a little bit....

In the past it seemed like I was making fun of rap a little bit....

I didn't want to do something typical.

I didn't want to do something typical.

If someone is making a judgment when they don't have firsthand experience, it's intolerant. How...

If someone is making a judgment when they don't have firsthand experience, it's intolerant. How...

Anything goes. You always find interesting things that way.

Anything goes. You always find interesting things that way.

I'm just taking one step at a time. I could zigzag one way, but it's...

I'm just taking one step at a time. I could zigzag one way, but it's...

I hadn't done much rapping in a while. I really wasn't sure I was going...

I hadn't done much rapping in a while. I really wasn't sure I was going...

We play a hip-hop song and suddenly 25 people on the left jump up and...

We play a hip-hop song and suddenly 25 people on the left jump up and...

When my nephew was 3 and 4, he would say the most genius things. He...

When my nephew was 3 and 4, he would say the most genius things. He...

I had long hair when I was a teenager.

I had long hair when I was a teenager.

I would love to do an electronic record. There's just so much to see and...

I would love to do an electronic record. There's just so much to see and...

I hear a lot of bad TV commercials that try to sound like Where It's...

I hear a lot of bad TV commercials that try to sound like Where It's...

There's 40 or 50 songs that nobody's heard that I've done in between albums. There's...

There's 40 or 50 songs that nobody's heard that I've done in between albums. There's...

I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a...

I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a...

The years keep going by and you realize, Wow. Doing these records is such a...

The years keep going by and you realize, Wow. Doing these records is such a...

You have to shelve a lot of your inspiration. There's only so much you can...

You have to shelve a lot of your inspiration. There's only so much you can...

The repercussions of what you put out and what people gravitate to in your music...

The repercussions of what you put out and what people gravitate to in your music...