To be fair, Beck never looks too enamored to do most interviews. Even when Nardwuar spoke to him, one never got the feeling that the musician wanted to be there or to entertain the reporter’s quirky interview style. Ultimately, this conversation went exactly as most people might have imagined.
For the better part of the discussion, Beck humored Nardwuar’s questions with curt responses, only elaborating when it was a topic that piqued his mild interest. As the interview continued, Nardwuar didn’t let up, running the gamut of his typical questions before asking Beck why people should care about him. The musician replied, “I have no idea.”
Nardwuar continued to probe, asking the same question and adding, “They are not caring about your hair, your song ‘Why don’t you kill me?’ and a coffin and a squeegee on fire in your video.” That seemed to be the final straw that broke the camel’s back here, as Beck replied with, “Oh, just f*** off,” before hanging up the phone.
