I think anyone who is an artist or writer or owns their own business or whatever can agree that when you come up with something on your own, it’s an addictive feeling.
BRETT DENNENI 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.
More Brett Dennen Quotes
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I think there’s a certain magic that comes from being creative.
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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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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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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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I’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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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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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’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 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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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 think food is the great equalizer. Other than the ocean and the air, food is the thing that we all share in common. I think along with that comes the question of why are some people starving, and why do some people produce more food than they need, and why is food going to waste.
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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 think everybody, no matter what they eat, they should eat at least fifty percent raw food. But I eat some seafood.
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Follow your heart and you won’t get lost.
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I want to write songs with meaning. I have high standards for my work.
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