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.
BRETT DENNENThat’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.
More Brett Dennen Quotes
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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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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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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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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’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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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 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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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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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 ocean inspires me because there’s the energy of the water moving.
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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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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 don’t wanna limit myself to anything, but I eat like a vegetarian and I eat mostly raw.
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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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I’m an avid juicer and a healthy eater.
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