Nature inspires me because it’s so peaceful. It makes me have an inward experience. It makes me reflective and nostalgic.
BRETT DENNENPain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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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 think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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The ocean inspires me because there’s the energy of the water moving.
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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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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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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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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 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 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 big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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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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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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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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I think most artists would agree, it’s one thing to be playing in front of a crowd that’s loving it, it’s another thing to add cameras, but it’s a really cool trade off to be on television.
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