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.
BRETT DENNENI always liked playing music and I always wanted to be good at playing guitar.
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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 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 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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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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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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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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I can write songs, but I’m not gonna really feel good about the song unless it feels like me, and I’m not gonna release a song or put it on an album or play it in concert unless it really feels like me.
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Follow your heart and you won’t get lost.
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I think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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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 liked playing music and I always wanted to be good at playing guitar.
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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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The ocean inspires me because there’s the energy of the water moving.
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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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So I try influence people to live from their heart and make conscious decisions , and I try just inspire people to make positive change. That’s purely the reason I do it. I want to see the world get better, you know?
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