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.
BRETT DENNENI’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
More Brett Dennen Quotes
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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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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’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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The ocean inspires me because there’s the energy of the water moving.
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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 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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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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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 also love fall, when it starts to rain, or even just before the rain – that is the most inspiring thing.
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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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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 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 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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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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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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