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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I always saw myself as an old man living in the mountains playing a guitar, but I didn’t really turn that into a desire to be a professional musician or a singer or a rock star or anything like that.
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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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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 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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I always saw myself as an old man living in the mountains playing a guitar, but I didn’t really turn that into a desire to be a professional musician or a singer or a rock star or anything like that.
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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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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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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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Follow your heart and you won’t get lost.
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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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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 mountains inspire me because they are just still and they have such a strong, quiet presence that feels very old.
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I think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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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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Pain is a part of life. It’s certainly part of my creative process.
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