Beck on devils haircuts, performance art, and chasing great songs for a lifetime

Beck discusses sustaining a long, restless career by digging for good songs and balancing funky and introspective styles, while pushing back against the reductive “slacker rock” label. He recalls early MTV performance-art moments with Thurston Moore, explains why he avoids Hollywood-style bets, highlights ongoing Dust Brothers collaborations, and even references a Futurama cameo. He also riffs on what a “devil’s haircut” would look like—architectural and wild—and notes that his new album Ride Lonesome is released 18 September via Iliad/Capitol.