I think the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.
BRETT DENNENThe mountains inspire me because they are just still and they have such a strong, quiet presence that feels very old.
More Brett Dennen Quotes
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Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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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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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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I can’t really write unless I’m full of inspiration. And even then I can’t write unless I have some alone time.
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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 can write songs, but I’m not gonna really feel good about the song unless it feels like me, and I’m not gonna release a song or put it on an album or play it in concert unless it really feels like 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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I’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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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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Follow your heart and you won’t get lost.
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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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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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I think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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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 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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