I can’t really write unless I’m full of inspiration. And even then I can’t write unless I have some alone time.
BRETT DENNENI think the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.
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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 think the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.
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I 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.
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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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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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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 think the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.
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I have ideas for songs all the time, but musical ideas, like melodies, really come out when I’m in nature.
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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’m a very typical yoga-practicing musician; I do it when I can. I’m not hardcore about it. A lot of my lyrics talk about celebrating life and working through pain. I think that’s what yoga’s about, getting rid of, moving energy and letting it flow through you.
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I’m an avid juicer and a healthy eater.
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I always liked playing music and I always wanted to be good at playing guitar.
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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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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 everybody, no matter what they eat, they should eat at least fifty percent raw food. But I eat some seafood.
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