Beck can hardly be categorized in a genre as he works with styles like hip-hop, indie rock, R&B, funk and more to produce his eclectic collection. His ideas run wild and cannot be contained by convention. He keeps listeners on the edge with controversial songs and an off-beat sense of humor while laying some of the most creative, countercultural tracks yet to be heard.He was born Bek David Campbell on July 8, 1970 in Los Angeles, California. David Campbell, his father, was a string musician who eventually worked with his son. His mother, Bibbe Hansen, was an actress who was in the Andy Warhol film Prison. She was the daughter of Al Hansen, an artist who was part of the same Fluxus art movement that Yoko Ono was involved with. Beck’s parents split when he was young, and he lived with his mother and brother in L.A., where he dropped out of high school and started playing music on the street. He also spent time visiting his grandfather in Europe. He came back to Los Angeles and tried to make it big by playing songs between the sets of better-known artists at rock clubs. In 1991 he was asked by the owners of the label Bong Load to record some folk/hip-hop songs. He agreed and recorded his soon-to-be hit “Loser” along with other tracks. After that, he began to receive offers from labels and released Mellow Gold in 1994 under Geffen Records and Stereopathetic Soulmanure during the same time on Flipside records. As if that wasn’t enough, he also released One Foot in the Grave through K Records also in 1994. He started touring in 1995 and released Odelay in 1996. The fans loved Odelay along with the critics, and the album sold more than two million copies. He had a single on a soundtrack in 1997, “Deadweight,” for the movie A Life Less Ordinary. Beck released Mutations in 1998 on Geffen. The tracks sounded more like folk and sounded quite different from Odelay. It was not meant to be a follow-up to Odelay and he released the official follow-up in 1999 with Midnite Vultures. It has influences from funk to R&B and was released to mixed reviews. He did a cover of “Diamond Dogs” by David Bowie with Timbaland in 2001 as well as contributing to Air’s 10,000 Hz Legend. His next album, Sea Change, was released by Geffen in 2002 followed by Guero in 2005. It featured top songs like “E-Pro” and “Hell Yes” and is said to sound like the popular Odelay. The album was remixed as Guerolito in 2005. He released The Information in 2006. His newest album, Modern Guilt, is sure to represent another facet of Beck.