Duncan Sheik

I wouldn't say that I've had a tough life by any stretch of the imagination. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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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. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

#crook #following #foolproof #grass #grass roots

And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying to achieve. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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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. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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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. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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For my second record I had gotten ProTools (program) and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

#familiar #gotten #had #hard #i

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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I actually am always a music first person. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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I actually think sadness and darkness can be very beautiful and healing. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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