Marianne Faithfull: a voice that says, "she hasn't survived. She's lived."

B: What are you saying? [laughs]

MF: He's very detached. And he looked at me and I really believed him, because it's a hard thing to say, and he said, "I don't want to be famous. I want to be left alone to make my music." But I don't know if he'll get his wish.

B: He changes his name every two years.

MF: Oh, does he? He's really serious about it. After he got back to Kentucky or wherever he is, he sent me a little care package of all his records to thank me for the lunch. I'm working my way through them.

B: And what do you think?

MF: They're marvelous. I think we're going to write together. He described this wonderful scene to me. He said, "My brother has a cabin, just a log cabin in a tobacco field, and if you come at the right time of year when the tobacco is getting ripe, when it goes gold and they're just about to pick it, the scent of tobacco is in the field. There we'll sit in the cabin and write." So, of course, I was completely spellbound and I can't wait.

B: Sounds very cinematic. I think you should take him up on it. In the meantime, I need to send you out a copy of my record. And let's talk again soon.

MF: Yes. Take care, darling. Lots and lots of love!

B: Lots of love to you!

BECK "Marianne Faithfull,"

Beck, who interviewed friend and fellow outside-the-box resident Marianne Faithfull, recently completed a solo acoustic tour across the U.S. to promote his upcoming album Paper Tiger (Geffen, September 24). For his first release in four years, he reteamed with Nigel Godrich, who produced 1998's Mutations, and returned to his soulful, stripped-down folk roots.

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