--- title: "1 Told Years Quotes By Dean Lewis" description: "1 Told Years quotes by Dean Lewis. Plus more from Dean Lewis and more Told Years sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22c/dean-lewis-18379_family_especially-with-be-alright-that-s-about_2796925.jpg" --- > [Especially with 'Be Alright,' that's about a bunch of relationships and some people that I'd never even met, there was some stories friend and family had told me over the years, that I put into the song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/especially-with-be-alright-that-s-about-a-bunch-of-relationships-and/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22c/dean-lewis-18379_family_especially-with-be-alright-that-s-about_2796925.jpg) ## More by Dean Lewis > [When you first start out, it's a big thing you're always like 'does my voice sound good?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/when-you-first-start-out-it-s-a-big-thing-you-re-always-like-does-my/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) > [I'm not trying to get across some sort of message or statement. I'm just literally trying to write the best songs I can write.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/i-m-not-trying-to-get-across-some-sort-of-message-or-statement-i-m/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) > [The day I write a totally happy song... I'll retire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/the-day-i-write-a-totally-happy-song-i-ll-retire/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) > [You write for other people and it feels you're giving a little bit of yourself away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/you-write-for-other-people-and-it-feels-you-re-giving-a-little-bit-of/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) > [I visualize songs like a little movie scene and I try to almost talk through the scene. What emotions am I trying to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/i-visualize-songs-like-a-little-movie-scene-and-i-try-to-almost-talk/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) > [When I recorded 'Waves' I was in England, and I was there for months.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/when-i-recorded-waves-i-was-in-england-and-i-was-there-for-months/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) > [I started realizing that when I played festivals I didn't want to be writing all these down, sad songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/i-started-realizing-that-when-i-played-festivals-i-didn-t-want-to-be/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) > [There's nowhere else in the world that's quite like that, where they encourage going after your dreams, especially in Los Angeles. I think it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/there-s-nowhere-else-in-the-world-that-s-quite-like-that-where-they/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) > [I just want to prove myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/i-just-want-to-prove-myself/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) > [I guess I'm a pretty honest person, but I think my friends were surprised when they heard my stuff for the first time. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/i-guess-i-m-a-pretty-honest-person-but-i-think-my-friends-were/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) > [If you're big in America, you can go to Australia and automatically, the first time you'll be there, you can sell out huge venues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/if-you-re-big-in-america-you-can-go-to-australia-and-automatically/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) > [There's Sia and 5 Seconds of Summer but that's sort of it, nobody from Australia really has success in America, and to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/there-s-sia-and-5-seconds-of-summer-but-that-s-sort-of-it-nobody-from/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) > [Everyone wants to be chosen for Up Next. You get on a billboard in Times Square and in Los Angeles! This helps get your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/everyone-wants-to-be-chosen-for-up-next-you-get-on-a-billboard-in/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) > [I'm very lucky to have signed to Island records U.S.A. It's one of those pinch yourself moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/i-m-very-lucky-to-have-signed-to-island-records-u-s-a-it-s-one-of/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) > [There's a cafe in Mosman near where I lived and if I have any days off I go there at 10 in the morning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/there-s-a-cafe-in-mosman-near-where-i-lived-and-if-i-have-any-days/) [Dean Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-lewis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/told-years/dean-lewis/#itemlist", "name": "1 Told Years Quotes By Dean Lewis", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Especially with 'Be Alright,' that's about a bunch of relationships and some people that I'd never even met, there was some stories friend and family had told me over the years, that I put into the song.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dean Lewis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-lewis/especially-with-be-alright-that-s-about-a-bunch-of-relationships-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22c/dean-lewis-18379_family_especially-with-be-alright-that-s-about_2796925.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22c/dean-lewis-18379_family_especially-with-be-alright-that-s-about_2796925.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22c/dean-lewis-18379_family_especially-with-be-alright-that-s-about_2796925.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Especially with 'Be Alright,' that's about a bunch of relationships and some people that I'd never even met…” — Dean Lewis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/told-years/dean-lewis/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/told-years/dean-lewis/", "name": "Told Years Quotes by Dean Lewis", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/told-years/dean-lewis/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22c/dean-lewis-18379_family_especially-with-be-alright-that-s-about_2796925.jpg" }, "description": "1 Told Years quotes by Dean Lewis. 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