Beck Biography

Occup.Musician
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BornJuly 8, 1970
Age54 years
Early Life
Beck Hansen, understood properly as Beck, was born Bek David Campbell on July 8, 1970, in Los Angeles, The Golden State, to David Campbell, a Canadian musician, and Bibbe Hansen, a visual artist as well as former Warhol super star. After his parents separated, Beck stuck with his mother and sibling in Los Angeles, where he was elevated mainly within a prospering imaginative area that shaped his imaginative development as a young musician.

Music Background and Early Career
Recognizing his music talent early, Beck took up the guitar, key-boards, and harmonica before relocating to New York City in the late 1980s. He briefly went to the High School of Performing Arts before dropping out to focus on his expanding musical profession.

Initially associated with the anti-folk movement, Beck refined his skills by doing in various clubs and also venues around the city. Nonetheless, by the early 90s, his audio had actually developed beyond anti-folk to integrate elements of hip-hop, noise rock, and also blues, attracting a dedicated following and also igniting the rate of interest of document labels.

Breakthrough and also Mainstream Success
Beck's breakout featured the 1993 launch of "Loser", an unconventional rap-based single that showcased his unique combinations of genres, vibrant apathy, and self-deprecating wit. After signing with DGC Records, Beck launched his major-label debut, 'Mellow Gold,' in 1994, which included "Loser" as well as other diverse tracks that resonated with the arising Generation X.

Following 'Mellow Gold,' Beck continued to experiment with his sound, releasing the indie cds 'Stereo Pathetic Soul Manure' as well as 'One Foot in the Grave' in fast sequence. These releases showcased his ability to go across various genres, consisting of individual, punk, and also lo-fi.

The launch of 1996's 'Odelay' sealed Beck's status as a pivotal number in alternate songs. The critically well-known album consisted of hits like "Devils Haircut", "The New Pollution", and also the Grammy-winning track "Where It's At". The cd's success was reinforced by Beck's cooperation with the production duo the Dust Brothers, whose innovative technique to sampling as well as knotting added to the vibrant soundscapes.

Proceeded Success and also Evolution
Throughout the late 1990s and also very early 2000s, Beck remained to explore various music designs as well as improve his sound. Cds such as 'Mutations' (1998) as well as 'Midnite Vultures' (1999) delved into psychedelia, folk-rock, and funk, further showcasing Beck's versatile talent.

In 2002, Beck launched the introspective as well as prone album, 'Sea Change.' Featuring rich setups by his father David Campbell, the album's confessional tone as well as intimate songwriting were a separation from his previous jobs, yet the cd amassed essential acclaim as well as commercial success.

As the decade proceeded, Beck continued to develop, releasing jobs that spanned genres, including cds like 'Guero' (2005), which rejoined him with the Dust Brothers; 'The Information' (2006), a nod to 80s post-punk and New Wave; and also 'Modern Guilt' (2008), generated in partnership with Danger Mouse.

Awards and also Recognition
Throughout his occupation, Beck has obtained numerous honors and also honors for his contributions to music. These consist of several Grammy Awards - such as Album of the Year for 'Morning Phase' (2014) - in addition to MTV Video Music Awards, Brit Awards, as well as Q Awards. In October 2007, Beck got the respected Polar Music Prize, described as the "Nobel of Music", showing his effect on the international music scene.

Personal Life
Beck wed starlet Marissa Ribisi in 2004, with whom he has 2 youngsters, Cosimo and Tuesday Hansen. The couple agreeably separated in 2019. In addition to his music occupation, Beck has actually revealed his inclination in the direction of aesthetic arts, producing artwork for several of his albums and maintaining friendships with popular artists, such as Damien Hirst and also Shepard Fairey.

For over three decades, Beck has stayed a significant and also ingenious number in the globe of songs. His capability to effortlessly shift in between categories and also adopt brand-new styles has actually cemented his standing as a pioneering and enduring musician.

Our collection contains 32 quotes who is written / told by Beck.

Related authors: Damien Hirst (Artist), David Campbell (Politician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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32 Famous quotes by Beck

Small: In the studio, Im always throwing people on different instruments
"In the studio, I'm always throwing people on different instruments"
Small: I had long hair when I was a teenager
"I had long hair when I was a teenager"
Small: I did that Grammys thing - I did a little freeform poem
"I did that Grammys thing - I did a little freeform poem"
Small: Every time you go in, its like starting over. You dont know how you did the other records. Youre learni
"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"
Small: No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist
"No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist"
Small: Im just taking one step at a time. I could zigzag one way, but its not usually on purpose
"I'm just taking one step at a time. I could zigzag one way, but it's not usually on purpose"
Small: I hear a lot of bad TV commercials that try to sound like Where Its At. That pretty much turned me off
"I hear a lot of bad TV commercials that try to sound like Where It's At. That pretty much turned me off from using the electric piano for a lot of years"
Small: Theres 40 or 50 songs that nobodys heard that Ive done in between albums. Theres a whole evolution from
"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"
Small: The years keep going by and you realize, Wow. Doing these records is such a process: going on tour for
"The years keep going by and you realize, Wow. Doing these records is such a process: going on tour for a year and a half, then you get home and you want to do other things"
Small: Art is the child of Nature yes, her darling child, in whom we trace the features of the mothers face, h
"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"
Small: If someone is making a judgment when they dont have firsthand experience, its intolerant. How can you m
"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?"
Small: I would love to do an electronic record. Theres just so much to see and do and try. And life goes by
"I would love to do an electronic record. There's just so much to see and do and try. And life goes by"
Small: I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out
"I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out"
Small: Anything goes. You always find interesting things that way
"Anything goes. You always find interesting things that way"
Small: When you work with somebody for a long period of time, you develop a shorthand with everything
"When you work with somebody for a long period of time, you develop a shorthand with everything"
Small: Theres never any pressure on the music having to be something
"There's never any pressure on the music having to be something"
Small: There are a lot of people who really abused sampling and gave it a bad name, by just taking peoples ent
"There are a lot of people who really abused sampling and gave it a bad name, by just taking people's entire hit songs and rapping over them. It gave publishers license to get a little greedy"
Small: Sometimes things in life take a few years to digest, and they find their way into the work later on.
"Sometimes things in life take a few years to digest, and they find their way into the work later on. Sometimes I'm writing about things from eight years ago-they just took a long time to distill and come out in the appropriate way"
Small: In the past it seemed like I was making fun of rap a little bit. But it was more me making fun of mysel
"In the past it seemed like I was making fun of rap a little bit. But it was more me making fun of myself, since I'm not technically a rapper, whatever that means"
Small: In Japan, you get on the bullet train or the airplane, and I loved the little speeches the stewardesses
"In Japan, you get on the bullet train or the airplane, and I loved the little speeches the stewardesses would do. They even do little speeches before you play gigs"
Small: I think my whole generations mission is to kill the cliche
"I think my whole generation's mission is to kill the cliche"
Small: I didnt want to do something typical
"I didn't want to do something typical"
Small: I sat out a few years because I wasnt really sure what I wanted to do next. So many things were changin
"I sat out a few years because I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do next. So many things were changing in music and in culture, so it seemed like a good time to step back"
Small: The repercussions of what you put out and what people gravitate to in your music never registered at al
"The repercussions of what you put out and what people gravitate to in your music never registered at all. I never had that thing that maybe other bands have - a specific idea of what they are and what their sound is"
Small: Sea Change was so specific. From the beginning it was set what it was going to be. All the other ideas
"Sea Change was so specific. From the beginning it was set what it was going to be. All the other ideas that I had at the time I had to put to the side"
Small: 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"
Small: Theres some quality you get when youre not totally comfortable. When youre not doing what youre used to
"There's some quality you get when you're not totally comfortable. When you're not doing what you're used to, you could completely fall on your face. You could completely blow it"
Small: Im the artist formally known as Beck. I have a genius wig. When I put that wig on, then the true genius
"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"
Small: I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a record
"I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a record"
Small: I hadnt done much rapping in a while. I really wasnt sure I was going to do that any more. For a couple
"I hadn't done much rapping in a while. I really wasn't sure I was going to do that any more. For a couple years I thought I was done with that. It wasn't really required of me"
Small: Tonight the city is full of morgues, and all the toilets are overflowing. Theres shopping malls coming
"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"
Small: Its really hard for me to commit, one way or the other. I was just always creating and seeing what came
"It's really hard for me to commit, one way or the other. I was just always creating and seeing what came out"