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> [My second record was all about big ideas - I was trying to make big statements about the culture, about life. I think in a certain way, I was a 27 year old kid with a guitar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/my-second-record-was-all-about-big-ideas-i-was-trying-to-make-big/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00f/duncan-sheik-16747_big-idea_my-second-record-was-all-about-big-ideas_574384.jpg)

## More by Duncan Sheik

> [I did a song, "Court and Spark," for a Joni Mitchell tribute album that's yet to see the light of day. So she's someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/i-did-a-song-court-and-spark-for-a-joni-mitchell-tribute-album-that-s/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

> [Lately I've been a workaholic. I'm in the studio all the time and I've helped to produce a couple of artists](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/lately-i-ve-been-a-workaholic-i-m-in-the-studio-all-the-time-and-i-ve/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

> [So I started chanting when I was nineteen, which was about twelve years ago, and it really had a huge impact on my outlook,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/so-i-started-chanting-when-i-was-nineteen-which-was-about-twelve/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

> [I'm a pretty big P.J. Harvey record fan and you can really hear New York in his record](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/i-m-a-pretty-big-p-j-harvey-record-fan-and-you-can-really-hear-new/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

> [Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/because-of-my-buddhist-practice-i-m-never-lacking-for-inspiration/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

> [My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/my-first-two-records-were-more-energetic-phantom-moon-is-subtle-quiet/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

> [For my second record I had gotten ProTools (program) and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/for-my-second-record-i-had-gotten-protools-program-and-started-to/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

> [I actually think sadness and darkness can be very beautiful and healing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/i-actually-think-sadness-and-darkness-can-be-very-beautiful-and/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

> [Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/simon-hale-the-british-arranger-does-all-string-and-wood-arrangements/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

> [I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/i-try-to-make-sure-that-the-buddhism-is-more-or-less-implicit-in-the/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

> [My second record was all about big ideas - I was trying to make big statements about the culture, about life. I think in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/my-second-record-was-all-about-big-ideas-i-was-trying-to-make-big/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

> [When I was a teenager, I got into four track recorders, drum machines, and synthesizers, and I started producing instrumental music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/when-i-was-a-teenager-i-got-into-four-track-recorders-drum-machines/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

> [So, once I've written a song, you know, I'm pretty happy with what the song is on its own terms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/so-once-i-ve-written-a-song-you-know-i-m-pretty-happy-with-what-the/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

> [I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my creative projects](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/i-think-my-buddhist-practice-has-a-profound-influence-on-my-life-and/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

> [If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I made a record](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/if-i-were-to-do-this-over-i-d-play-a-lot-more-shows-before-i-made-a/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

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