American - Musician | November 18, 1969 -
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.
Duncan Sheik
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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 from the first album, I got kind of tired of that.
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But I can't really say there is too much modern music that I'm blown away by at this moment.
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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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I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit.
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Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records.
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I actually am always a music first person.
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I privilege the music over the lyrics.
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I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos.
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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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If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I made a record.
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I'm a pretty big P.J. Harvey record fan and you can really hear New York in his record.
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