I have ideas for songs all the time, but musical ideas, like melodies, really come out when I’m in nature.
BRETT DENNENI think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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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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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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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 always liked playing music and I always wanted to be good at playing guitar.
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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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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’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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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’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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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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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 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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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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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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