Maybe certain aspects of what I was doing were reacting against what was happening or what people said, too. That's something that happens when you're starting out. After some time goes by and you get a little perspective, you realize that you don't need to react. You can just carry on with what you're doing. That took me a long time figure out; I've only gotten to that point in the last five or 10 years.
BeckWhen you say 'state' you mean 'national.' National Socialism. That is what Mussolini and Hitler did. National Socialism. State Capitalism. They've changed the name.
BeckThere are certain records that you love because the songs are great, but you don't go to them as an example of great production.
BeckSometimes, reissues can be revelatory, or put the original record in a different light, but those are rare.
BeckArt 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.
BeckMy whole generation's mission is to kill the cliche...it's one of the reasons a lot of my generation are always on the fence about things. They're afraid to commit to anything for fear of seeming like a cliche. They're afraid to commit to their lives because they see so much of the world as a cliche.
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