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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.

Brett Dennen

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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Clever People Trying
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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Anything Guitar Mountains Old Professional
I’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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Acting Big Thinking
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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Ideas Musical Song
The ocean inspires me because there’s the energy of the water moving.
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Moving Ocean Water
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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Gratitude People Yoga
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
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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Couple Meditation Thinking
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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People Play Song
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
As an artist I write about the world I want to live in. And as a musician and someone who is in the public eye, I think you have this responsibility to influence people.
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Eye Heart Writing
Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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Creative Pain Process
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 Want Way
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 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.
BRETT DENNEN

Anything Guitar Mountains Old Professional
Follow your heart and you won’t get lost.
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Follow Heart Lost

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