One of my struggles is that I'm a glutton. There's always those very simple, long, old-ass things, but they're very real to me, and I'm sitting in th…

- Willis Earl Beal

It always fascinates me how you can get so much joy listening to another person, when me, personally, I can only listen to myself and my music these …

- Willis Earl Beal

I first saw Dead Man in high school, and it changed everything. That movie was like a memory to me - I would get things that occurred in that movie c…

- Willis Earl Beal

As far as trying to make it terms of social hierarchy or status and all that in art and music - I've always felt that that stuff was bullshit. It's g…

- Willis Earl Beal

I haven't figured out how to do anything yet besides recording music - I don't even entirely know how to do that. My favorite phrase is "It takes a l…

- Willis Earl Beal

Actually, my ideal life would be to have an evergreen tree farm and, every December, I'd load them up and just stand out on the street and sell Chris…

- Willis Earl Beal

I'm very curious about people, and one of the most difficult truths for me to accept as a person is that I'll never be anyone else, and I will never …

- Willis Earl Beal

What I'm trying to do is paint a picture of an atypical human being going through all of the existential struggles, but all the while realizing the c…

- Willis Earl Beal

I don't think talent has anything to do with inspiration. Inspiration creates talent. People prioritize innate talent too much. It gives them license…

- Willis Earl Beal