I’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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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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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The mountains inspire me because they are just still and they have such a strong, quiet presence that feels very old.
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Every song is completely different. Sometimes they come like a lump of clay and it’s your job to chip away and find out what’s in the center. Sometimes it comes like swimming fish, and you have to follow it and see where it leads. Sometimes it comes totally fragmented.
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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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Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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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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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’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 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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The ocean inspires me because there’s the energy of the water moving.
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I always liked playing music and I always wanted to be good at playing guitar.
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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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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 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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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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