Devendra Banhart (Devendra Obi Banhart) Quotes
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Good music is good music, regardless of where it comes from. I think that's a really important thing to carry with you.
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I just want to make a classic. Classic is the standard. I'm just trying to make music that will last a lifetime.
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Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.
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I'm the artist when I'm doing music that I am when I'm acting. I'm everything.
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Most of my early records were not cohesive at all, just collections of demos recorded in different years. 'Odelay' was the first time I actually got to go in the studio and record a piece of music in a continuous linear fashion, although that was written over a year.
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We always make music and continue to make hits.
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My music is a little dark, and my lyrics are a little darker. Every day, I'm fighting towards the light.
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My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this film. We've made three films together and I would never underestimate the impact of a writer.
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Every kid has a laptop; everyone can make music, so in order to stand out, I think it's important to find that sonic identity, I think my sonic identity - and mine is finding these weird sounds that may not necessarily sound that musical, and make them sound musical.
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I'm still going to sing these songs because trap is a type of music very popular in the streets, and people want to hear it.
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I don't think I make dance music. It's not even 4/4. And it's slow.
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Prior to getting into music, I interacted with, on a daily basis, about 5-10 percent of the people that I've interacted with since then. I've been meeting people from different backgrounds and different cultures. That did allow for a lot of change. I've changed as a product of that, but it's been positive.
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I found that it wasn't so oddball to like music and poetry and visual arts, they're kindred spirits.
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The '60s is one of my favourite eras in general. I love '60s music, and I've always wanted to do a period film.
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I just want everybody to know my music and get to know my squad, Remy Boyz; just to show people New Jersey. New Jersey got talent, too. I mean, everybody sleeps on us, and they put us as the underdog.
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Action set pieces are my absolute favorite thing to write. I'm pretty much always in the mood to do them, but music certainly helps the process. I usually brainstorm out the dynamics and choreography of a fight to music beforehand - it gives me the little sparks of imagination when I get to the gaps in my own creativity.
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I wasn't that bothered with school; I was too mad into horses. But I liked reading and was good enough at English and always liked music.
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I was on a path that could've really led to disaster, and the one thing for me that really kept me focused and gave me something to believe in and a sense of self-worth and a discipline was music.
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I always have music playing in my studio when I design. It really gets me in the mood and allows me to focus.
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I was a piano player. I love piano playing. I just love all music.
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I've never been more moved by a voice than I have been by Roy Orbison. I loved him personally, and I loved his voice. I think of him often and frequently listen to his songs.
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Elvis and I continued to be friends, and I saw him once or twice a year. But he was a troubled person.
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People always ask me: 'Do you have black in you? Do you have Spanish in you?'
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I do think that music videos have a huge impact on the way you listen to music.
