Losing Beck

61 points by raphaellaskies 5 hours ago on reddit | 17 comments

veilofgreatdisguises | 4 hours ago

I enjoyed this, but I wonder how the reporter can claim to have so much insight into someone who refused to be interviewed (Leigh).

Numerous-Fee5981 | 4 hours ago

Working around the terrifying Scientology NDA she signed, I assume. Playing a game of pass through with her friends.

bluetrainlinesss | 3 hours ago

'People close to' is journalist code for they spoke to the person. There's stuff about their sex life in there, she was clearly interviewed.

yardini | 4 hours ago

Seriously, where are these details (including things like “Leigh’s first thought was…” - how do you know what she was thinking?) coming from?

veilofgreatdisguises | 4 hours ago

In my opinion, the article would have more credibility if they explained how they gained these insights into her thought proces beyond speaking to people “close to her.” Otherwise, it feels like fiction

Major-Tumbleweed7751 | 3 hours ago

At the end it says it's an excerpt from a forthcoming book

veilofgreatdisguises | 3 hours ago

Well, the book will have the same issue as the article — a lack of transparency about how the author sourced such intimate insight into Leigh’s thoughts.

alex2well | 3 hours ago

Yeah, I’m having trouble getting through the article when it sounds like it’s written directly from her POV despite her refusing to be interviewed.

tres-vip | an hour ago

Yeah, I considered reading that piece as a waste of time, because none of the subjects agreed to an interview or to comment. So this whole article could be completely off the mark for all you know lol

wellhellowally | 3 hours ago

Leigh had to have contributed to the article in some way. There are so many specific small details that no one but her would remember.

effie-sue | 4 hours ago

Archive link:

https://archive.ph/UME6g

NihilistAppleCrumble | an hour ago

“But I think if kids feel they’re being used or abused,” Beck continued, “they’re ultimately responsible for their own condition.”

Oof this just made my heart sink. So much shame, self hate and intergenerational trauma wrapped up into one sentence.

zephood75 | 46 minutes ago

Beck stole the music for "loser " from "The Butthoe Surfers"

Gadzookie2 | 4 hours ago

Need to read, big Beck fan even if Ride Lonesome I find kind of mid