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.
BRETT DENNENI 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.
More Brett Dennen Quotes
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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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I think most artists would agree, it’s one thing to be playing in front of a crowd that’s loving it, it’s another thing to add cameras, but it’s a really cool trade off to be on television.
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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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I’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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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 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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I’m an avid juicer and a healthy eater.
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I don’t wanna limit myself to anything, but I eat like a vegetarian and I eat mostly raw.
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I’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 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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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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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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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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Follow your heart and you won’t get lost.
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