193 Quotes by Beck

I don’t remember half of the new bands, though – and I think that’s kind of where we’re going. It’s turning into just a big derby of songs. May the best song win.

Originally, the lyrics to “Girl” were really upbeat, and then it didn’t work for me somehow. You need the dichotomy. If you’re doing something happy and light, you need the shadows.

I’ve been arguing with people for 10 years about tape versus digital, and I believe tape is absolutely essential in getting the sound that’s conducive to the enjoyment of music.

When my nephew was 3 and 4, he would say the most genius things. He said, You’re hammer macho with FBI dogs. I thought it was just one of those great lines.

These spider webs are my home now.

Whether you’re aware of it or not, any kind of collage idea becomes a part of how you see the world once you incorporate media and internet and video games and all these things.

It’s so easy to criticize your own time, and I see that as a problem, even for myself, as a listener.

It gets a little bit troublesome when you have something that’s overcompressed that shouldn’t be.

There’s 40 or 50 songs that nobody’s heard that I’ve done in between albums. There’s a whole evolution from Midnite Vultures to Sea Change that’s never been released.