American - Musician | November 18, 1969 -
It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do.
Duncan Sheik
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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 many creative people really feeds that creativity in me.
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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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For my second record I had gotten ProTools (program) and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording.
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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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And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying to achieve.
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So, once I've written a song, you know, I'm pretty happy with what the song is on its own terms.
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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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I started playing music at a pretty young age.
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Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and that's that.
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Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration.
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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 certain way, I was a 27 year old kid with a guitar.
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