Nature inspires me because it’s so peaceful. It makes me have an inward experience. It makes me reflective and nostalgic.
BRETT DENNENThe mountains inspire me because they are just still and they have such a strong, quiet presence that feels very old.
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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 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 always liked playing music and I always wanted to be good at playing guitar.
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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 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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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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Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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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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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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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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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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The ocean inspires me because there’s the energy of the water moving.
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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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Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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So I try influence people to live from their heart and make conscious decisions , and I try just inspire people to make positive change. That’s purely the reason I do it. I want to see the world get better, you know?
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