I want to write songs with meaning. I have high standards for my work.
BRETT DENNENI think the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.
More Brett Dennen Quotes
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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 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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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’m an avid juicer and a healthy eater.
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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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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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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 always liked playing music and I always wanted to be good at playing guitar.
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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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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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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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Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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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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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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