I think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
BRETT DENNENI think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
BRETT DENNENI 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.
BRETT DENNENI don’t wanna limit myself to anything, but I eat like a vegetarian and I eat mostly raw.
BRETT DENNENThe ocean inspires me because there’s the energy of the water moving.
BRETT DENNENI want to write songs with meaning. I have high standards for my work.
BRETT DENNENPain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
BRETT DENNENI think the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.
BRETT DENNENI’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.
BRETT DENNENPeople really respond to the songs when I play them in concert. Every song comes from a different place emotionally or from a different headspace.
BRETT DENNENEvery song is completely different. Sometimes they come like a lump of clay and it’s your job to chip away and find out what’s in the center. Sometimes it comes like swimming fish, and you have to follow it and see where it leads. Sometimes it comes totally fragmented.
BRETT DENNENI love being creative, and for me it doesn’t matter what it is – whether it’s art or music or just daydreaming.
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.
BRETT DENNENI 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.
BRETT DENNENIt’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.
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.
BRETT DENNENWhen 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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