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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.

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
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
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
Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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Creative Pain Process
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
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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College Song Writing
The ocean inspires me because there’s the energy of the water moving.
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Moving Ocean Water
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
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’m an avid juicer and a healthy eater.
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Avid Eater Healthy
I always liked playing music and I always wanted to be good at playing guitar.
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Men Rocks Stars
Nature inspires me because it’s so peaceful. It makes me have an inward experience. It makes me reflective and nostalgic.
BRETT DENNEN

Inspire Inward Peaceful
I think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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Creative Magic Thinking
I think the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.
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Issues Thinking Two
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

College Song Writing
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

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 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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