I love being creative, and for me it doesn’t matter what it is – whether it’s art or music or just daydreaming.
BRETT DENNENI have ideas for songs all the time, but musical ideas, like melodies, really come out when I’m in nature.
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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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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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Songs don’t really feel like me unless I somehow shed a little secret or open myself somehow or be vulnerable. When I’m singing these songs, it feels like me, and that comes with the vulnerabilities and the strengths and the moments of triumph or whatever.
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I’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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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 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 think the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.
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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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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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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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Nothing has happened too fast, nothing has happened too slow. It has been a mellow rise, and I’m thankful for that. I haven’t lost my head, and I haven’t lost my desire to keep growing.
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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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I’m a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.
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