Duncan Sheik Quotes
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It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do.
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A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by crook and build up a grass roots following.
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I think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to make something become a hit.
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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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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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And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying to achieve.
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The experiences of promoting my first album were really something; there is so much illusion in my environment (touring and pop music) that I wanted to clear away.
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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, and general creativity.
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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 hear.
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I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos.
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For my second record I had gotten ProTools (program) and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording.
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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 few times, and I'd walk home and find a fax in my machine and it would match the music in my head.