Nature inspires me because it’s so peaceful. It makes me have an inward experience. It makes me reflective and nostalgic.
BRETT DENNENI 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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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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I think the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.
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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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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 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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The 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.
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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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I think for me to do a traditional sitting meditation I would really have to spend a couple weeks working at it. The only way I know how to efficiently, effectively meditate is by walking in nature.
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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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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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The 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.
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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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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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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 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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