I have ideas for songs all the time, but musical ideas, like melodies, really come out when I’m in nature.
BRETT DENNENI 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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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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When you get to say something in a song you’re not directing it necessarily at one person. When it’s in a song it’s easier to get it out. I don’t really worry so much about it when I’m writing a song.
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Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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That’s one thing I really appreciate about the yoga culture, that the people are very thankful. They come up to you as much as any fan would, but they express sincere gratitude and I appreciate that.
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I think food is the great equalizer. Other than the ocean and the air, food is the thing that we all share in common. I think along with that comes the question of why are some people starving, and why do some people produce more food than they need, and why is food going to waste.
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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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I’m an avid juicer and a healthy eater.
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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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I’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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I’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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I sing the best when I’m really in my voice. It’s kind of like I’m meditating but I sort of imagine my voice as a physical thing. I see colours, I feel it moving out of me and I try to tap into images that I was tapping into when I was writing the song.
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I think everybody, no matter what they eat, they should eat at least fifty percent raw food. But I eat some seafood.
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I always liked playing music and I always wanted to be good at playing guitar.
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I love being creative, and for me it doesn’t matter what it is – whether it’s art or music or just daydreaming.
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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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As an artist I write about the world I want to live in. And as a musician and someone who is in the public eye, I think you have this responsibility to influence people.
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Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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I think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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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 also love fall, when it starts to rain, or even just before the rain – that is the most inspiring thing.
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Follow your heart and you won’t get lost.
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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 can’t really write unless I’m full of inspiration. And even then I can’t write unless I have some alone time.
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I want to write songs with meaning. I have high standards for my work.
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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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