I like to still have thought and be aware of people and whatever that’s happening, but I also like to just focus on the words that I’m saying.
BRETT DENNENThe people at festivals are much more open to dance and just sing along. They come right up to the stage and they’re very thankful.
More Brett Dennen Quotes
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I always saw myself as an old man living in the mountains playing a guitar, but I didn’t really turn that into a desire to be a professional musician or a singer or a rock star or anything like that.
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Nature inspires me because it’s so peaceful. It makes me have an inward experience. It makes me reflective and nostalgic.
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Songs don’t really feel like me unless I somehow shed a little secret or open myself somehow or be vulnerable. When I’m singing these songs, it feels like me, and that comes with the vulnerabilities and the strengths and the moments of triumph or whatever.
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What I strive to do with songwriting is be really honest, authentic and try to be open and share that with people. I choose that over trying to be clever, poetic, or lyrical.
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I think anyone who is an artist or writer or owns their own business or whatever can agree that when you come up with something on your own, it’s an addictive feeling.
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The mountains inspire me because they are just still and they have such a strong, quiet presence that feels very old.
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Nothing has happened too fast, nothing has happened too slow. It has been a mellow rise, and I’m thankful for that. I haven’t lost my head, and I haven’t lost my desire to keep growing.
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I think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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The ocean inspires me because there’s the energy of the water moving.
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I think the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.
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I can write songs, but I’m not gonna really feel good about the song unless it feels like me, and I’m not gonna release a song or put it on an album or play it in concert unless it really feels like me.
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It’s usually kids that normally don’t have a chance to get to meet each other because they’re separated by millions of different things.
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Everyone wants to know what kind of music their favorite artist listens to. It feels good to. I don’t try to dwell on that too much though.
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A sunny, happy day is beautiful, but when it’s moody, and storm is coming, there’s an energy in the air.
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A sunny, happy day is beautiful, but when it’s moody, and storm is coming, there’s an energy in the air.
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