Trivia

On the song "E-Pro" from the album "Guero", he gave a co-writing credit to Beastie Boys, as the backing beat to the song came from the Beastie's "So What'cha Want". Although he was not required to give them a writing credit (he could have merely given the "contains a sample from" credit), he did so out of respect and friendship for that group.

Tom Petty covered his song "Asshole" and Johnny Cash covered his song "Rowboat".

During his childhood, he pretty much had no friends, which gave him time to discover and practice his musical talent.

His mother, Bibbe Hansen, was the youngest member of Andy Warhol's entourage of stars, debuting in his unreleased 1965 film "Prison" at age 13 and appearing in a handful of other Warhol films of the mid-1960's, including Restaurant (1965) with Edie Sedgwick, before being sent to reform school, where she would remain until she was 18.

His song "Loser" was ranked #22 in the VH1's 100 Greatest songs of the '90s.

In the early '90s, Beck frequently played gigs at the Troy, a coffee shop owned by his mother and stepfather.

Son of string musician David Campbell, with whom he has collaborated several times.

The Dust Brothers, the famous producing team who worked with Beck on "Odelay," require a writing credit on all songs they produce, but they admitted that (more so than any collaborator they've had) Beck was responsible for the sound of "Odelay" and wrote virtually all of the words and music.

Ex brother-in-law of Giovanni Ribisi, and Gina Ribisi.

This video for his song "Devil's Haircut" was modeled after the movie Midnight Cowboy (1969).

Split up with his girlfriend stylish Leigh Limon after being together since 1991. (2000)

Took his mother's maiden name upon his parents' divorce.

Son of Bibbe Hansen and David Campbell.

The album "Sea Change" was allegedly inspired by his heartbreak from the end of his relationship with longtime girlfriend Leigh Limon.

Six songs from "Guero" were featured on the hit teen drama The O.C. (2003).

Award-winning singer

Up until Beck did the album "Mutations," he played virtually all the instruments on almost all of the songs on his recordings. From "Mutations" on, he continued to produce and write the material, but recorded it with a band.

Ranked #70 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.

Second child, Tuesday, born in May 2007.

His father, who is Canadian-born, is the son of a Presbyterian minister, and has Scottish, English, and Irish ancestry. His mother was from a family of hippie/beatnik artists. Beck's maternal grandfather, Alfred Earl Hansen, had Norwegian ancestry. Beck's maternal grandmother, Audrey Ostlin, was born in Newark, New Jersey, to a Swedish father, Olaf Ostlin, and an Ashkenazi Jewish mother, Sadie Rosenberg (whose family was from Poland and Russia).

Son, Cosimo Henri Hansen, born May 2004, with Marissa Ribisi.

Has an album in the works. He said that this album was being produced before "Guero".

He is mentioned in the New Radicals "You Get What You Give.".

First child with former wife, Marissa Ribisi, in May 2004.

Ex son-in-law of Gay Ribisi.

(March 29, 2005) His new album "Guero" was released. It's also his first follow-up in 3 years since the 2002 album "Sea Change".

Half-brother of singer/actress Alyssa Suede.

Grandson of Fluxus artist Al Hansen.

Brother of third generation fluxus artist Channing Hansen.

Expecting baby number 2.

Stepson of Sean Carrillo.

Won "Best Alternative Performance" Grammys for back-to-back albums: Odelay (1996) and Mutations (1998).