I want to write songs with meaning. I have high standards for my work.
BRETT DENNENI’m a very typical yoga-practicing musician; I do it when I can. I’m not hardcore about it. A lot of my lyrics talk about celebrating life and working through pain. I think that’s what yoga’s about, getting rid of, moving energy and letting it flow through you.
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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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Things aren’t always as they appear. I’ve been believing things to be a certain way because I want them to be that way. I build up illusions in my head.
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I wanted to be a singer. I wanted to be a musician. I wanted to travel and write songs and be a good songwriter. It came to me slowly after college.
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The ocean inspires me because there’s the energy of the water moving.
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Things aren’t always as they appear. I’ve been believing things to be a certain way because I want them to be that way. I build up illusions in my head.
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So I try influence people to live from their heart and make conscious decisions , and I try just inspire people to make positive change. That’s purely the reason I do it. I want to see the world get better, you know?
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People really respond to the songs when I play them in concert. Every song comes from a different place emotionally or from a different headspace.
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I used to want to be fully observational, but I’m just not that kind of writer. My process always changes depending on how, when, and where inspiration stiles 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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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 the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.
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I’m an avid juicer and a healthy eater.
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Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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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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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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