I’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
BRETT DENNENThe ocean inspires me because there’s the energy of the water moving.
More Brett Dennen Quotes
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Nothing has happened too fast, nothing has happened too slow. It has been a mellow rise, and I’m thankful for that. I haven’t lost my head, and I haven’t lost my desire to keep growing.
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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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I always liked playing music and I always wanted to be good at playing guitar.
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I think the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.
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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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Songs don’t really feel like me unless I somehow shed a little secret or open myself somehow or be vulnerable. When I’m singing these songs, it feels like me, and that comes with the vulnerabilities and the strengths and the moments of triumph or whatever.
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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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Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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I want to write songs with meaning. I have high standards for my work.
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I think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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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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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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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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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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Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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