Art is the child of Nature; yes, her darling child, in whom we trace the features of the mother's face, her aspect and her attitude.
– Beck
Had there been no difficulties and no thorns in the way, then man would have been in his primitive state and no progress made in civilization and mental culture.
– Beck
I think my whole generation's mission is to kill the cliche.
– Beck
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.
– Beck
No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.
– Beck
Tonight the city is full of morgues, and all the toilets are overflowing. There's shopping malls coming out of the walls, as we walk out among the manure. That's why I pay no mind.
– Beck
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
– Beck
If someone is making a judgment when they don't have firsthand experience, it's intolerant. How can you make a judgment on something you don't know about?
– Beck
Every time you go in, it's like starting over. You don't know how you did the other records. You're learning all over. It's some weird musician amnesia, or maybe the road wipes it out.