The mountains inspire me because they are just still and they have such a strong, quiet presence that feels very old.
BRETT DENNENI love being creative, and for me it doesn’t matter what it is – whether it’s art or music or just daydreaming.
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I want to write songs with meaning. I have high standards for my work.
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I love being creative, and for me it doesn’t matter what it is – whether it’s art or music or just daydreaming.
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Follow your heart and you won’t get lost.
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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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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 always liked playing music and I always wanted to be good at playing guitar.
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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 an avid juicer and a healthy eater.
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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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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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I sing the best when I’m really in my voice. It’s kind of like I’m meditating but I sort of imagine my voice as a physical thing. I see colours, I feel it moving out of me and I try to tap into images that I was tapping into when I was writing the song.
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I think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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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 the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.
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I think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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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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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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I 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.
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Everyone wants to know what kind of music their favorite artist listens to. It feels good to. I don’t try to dwell on that too much though.
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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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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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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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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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Every 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.
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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 think the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.
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