Dec 16 2024 5 mins
Hosts Megan Holiday and Nicole Alvarez teamed up to talk with Beck first looking back at his experiences in Los Angeles when getting his start. “The first show was probably at like a little coffee shop or a bar downtown or something like that,” he remembers. Born and raised in L A., Beck is the perfect person to act as a tour guide on this double date scenario he’s been thrust into. “I'll have to pull up in my Hyundai first,” he explains, “take you up to Glendale for a real good meal. You know, in L.A., the party doesn't really start until 11:30 at night, we could maybe grab a late dinner." As far as how the night ends, “it could go five different ways,” he says but “sitting by the fireplace here with you guys with a melted disco ball,” is just perfect.
Curious as to what exactly Beck does to keep his brain in check, while staying mentally fit and well, he tells us, “A good friend of mine got me some TM (Transcendental Meditation) classes, which I did but I haven't been doing it so I have not transcended unfortunately. But I really would like to. I don't know. I'm probably a bit of a nature person… you know, just being with my friends."
Finally, looking ahead Beck has been making music and will be hitting the road as well, however he admits if he were to lay down the guitar for another venture outside of music, “I would love to make a movie. I wish I was a painter. I'm not, I can't do that. I think you're born with that talent… I'm not making a film, but I'm scared of the idea of making a film,” he adds, “because I have friends who are filmmakers and they see, it takes a little piece of their body and soul. It's a lot of work.”
Listen to the full conversation above.
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Words by Joe Cingrana, Interview by Nicole Alvarez and Megan Holiday