The mountains inspire me because they are just still and they have such a strong, quiet presence that feels very old.
BRETT DENNENEveryone 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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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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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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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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That’s one thing I really appreciate about the yoga culture, that the people are very thankful. They come up to you as much as any fan would, but they express sincere gratitude and I appreciate that.
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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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I’m an avid juicer and a healthy eater.
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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.
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I’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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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 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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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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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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I used to want to be fully observational, but I’m just not that kind of writer. My process always changes depending on how, when, and where inspiration stiles me.
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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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