Writing that song, you realise that it’s really silly how much time people like you and me spend thinking about the aesthetics of recording, and what they mean, and how they tie certain people to other people just because of how it sounds. You know, it’s got a guitar in it, so it’s folk music, or it’s got a beat in it, so it’s hip hop… For me, it was about resting, it comes to a place and you just let go, and I let go to write that song and allow myself to be in that space. It didn’t feel ironic to me, it didn’t feel like I changed anything. It was like I was letting go of things that [were] not letting me write that song before that. It represents that place in someone’s life when they let go.
— Justin Vernon on Beth/Rest
