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.
BRETT DENNENNature inspires me because it’s so peaceful. It makes me have an inward experience. It makes me reflective and nostalgic.
More Brett Dennen Quotes
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I think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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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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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 have ideas for songs all the time, but musical ideas, like melodies, really come out when I’m 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 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 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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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’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’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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I’m an avid juicer and a healthy eater.
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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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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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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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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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