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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.

Brett Dennen

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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Fall Falling Love Rain
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
I come from a place of sincerity. I write about what I see and feel. I write about what I want, I don’t have a political agenda. Politics may enter into a song but it always comes from the heart.
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Agenda Heart Political Song Writing
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’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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Acting Big Thinking
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
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
Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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Creative Pain Process
I think anyone who is an artist or writer or owns their own business or whatever can agree that when you come up with something on your own, it’s an addictive feeling.
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Artist Feelings Thinking
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
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
I’m a very typical yoga-practicing musician; I do it when I can. I’m not hardcore about it. A lot of my lyrics talk about celebrating life and working through pain. I think that’s what yoga’s about, getting rid of, moving energy and letting it flow through you.
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Lyrics Moving Pain Working Yoga
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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Artists Cameras Thinking
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
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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Desire Growing Lost

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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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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