Duncan Sheik Quotes
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For my second record I had gotten ProTools and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording.
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I also wanted to make a record that was about other things than romance, yeah, after two years on the road singing all the songs…
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And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying to achieve.
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So I started chanting when I was nineteen, which was about twelve years ago, and it really had a huge impact on my outlook, happiness,…
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When I was a teenager, I got into four track recorders, drum machines, and synthesizers, and I started producing instrumental music.
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But really important, perhaps most important is the craft; how you make your record, the creation of these sonic worlds you want your listener to…
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I'm fortunate I have this coterie of musicians around me to help take music to next level. Being surrounded by so much creative energy, so…
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My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected
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I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my creative projects
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Lately I've been a workaholic. I'm in the studio all the time and I've helped to produce a couple of artists
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Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records
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I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos
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I'd have these weird experiences where I'd just be walking down the street with this chord progression in my head, this happened more than a…
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I privilege the music over the lyrics
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I certainly wouldn't say that my life is a disaster, but there have been moments where I've felt like that
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Happy music doesn't tend to move me much
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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…
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It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do
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If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I made a record
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I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit
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