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

Topics: Beck Quotes

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

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

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...

No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.

No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.

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 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...

There's never any pressure on the music having to be something.

There's never any pressure on the music having to be something.

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...

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...

I had long hair when I was a teenager.

I had long hair when I was a teenager.

Tonight the city is full of morgues, and all the toilets are overflowing. There's shopping...

Tonight the city is full of morgues, and all the toilets are overflowing. There's shopping...

There's some quality you get when you're not totally comfortable. When you're not doing what...

There's some quality you get when you're not totally comfortable. When you're not doing what...

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...

Sometimes things in life take a few years to digest, and they find their way...

Sometimes things in life take a few years to digest, and they find their way...

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.

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...

When you work with somebody for a long period of time, you develop a shorthand...

When you work with somebody for a long period of time, you develop a shorthand...

I didn't want to do something typical.

I didn't want to do something typical.

Sea Change was so specific. From the beginning it was set what it was going...

Sea Change was so specific. From the beginning it was set what it was going...

I sat out a few years because I wasn't really sure what I wanted to...

I sat out a few years because I wasn't really sure what I wanted to...

In the studio, I'm always throwing people on different instruments. It's really hard for me...

In the studio, I'm always throwing people on different instruments. It's really hard for me...