...I was going to see tons of shows when I was a teenager, so if I was a girl, would that have made me a groupie? If I wanted to shake Thurston Moore's hand or something?" - Meaning and context.">
talking about groupies in Bust magazine, Fall 2002
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I never really had them. I always get the eccentric kids who dress funny and sit and write poetry for three months in their bedrooms...
...I was going to see tons of shows when I was a teenager, so if I was a girl, would that have made me a groupie? If I wanted to shake Thurston Moore's hand or something?

— Beck

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I never really had them. I always get the eccentric kids who dress funny and sit and write poetry for three months in their bedrooms...
...I was going to see tons of shows when I was a teenager, so if I was a girl, would that have made me a groupie? If I wanted to shake Thurston Moore's hand or something?" in the context of "talking about groupies in Bust magazine, Fall 2002" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Beck

About Beck

Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.