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.
BRETT DENNENThings 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.
More Brett Dennen Quotes
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Follow your heart and you won’t get lost.
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I want to write songs with meaning. I have high standards for my work.
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I come from a place of sincerity. I write about what I see and feel. I write about what I want, I don’t have a political agenda. Politics may enter into a song but it always comes from the heart.
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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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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’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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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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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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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 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 have ideas for songs all the time, but musical ideas, like melodies, really come out when I’m in nature.
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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 think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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I like to still have thought and be aware of people and whatever that’s happening, but I also like to just focus on the words that I’m saying.
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