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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.

Brett Dennen

Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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Creative Pain Process
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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Aware Focus Happening Like
Follow your heart and you won’t get lost.
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Follow Heart Lost
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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Air Beautiful Storm
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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Believe Couple Illusion Want Way
The ocean inspires me because there’s the energy of the water moving.
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Moving Ocean Water
I can write songs, but I’m not gonna really feel good about the song unless it feels like me, and I’m not gonna release a song or put it on an album or play it in concert unless it really feels like me.
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Play Song Writing
I 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.
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Air Common Ocean Question Think Thinking
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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Inspire Inward Peaceful
Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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Creative Pain Process
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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Choose Clever People Trying
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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Inspire Inward Peaceful
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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Inspire Mountain Strong
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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Along Gratitude People Yoga
I think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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Creative Magic Thinking
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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Song Worry Writing

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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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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