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Don't give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don't listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself. ↗

— Sidney Sheldon

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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

#creation #hear #how #important #listener

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

— Duncan Sheik

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I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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I make the kind of music I like. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

#kind #like #make #music

I privilege the music over the lyrics. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

#lyrics #music #over #privilege

I started playing music at a pretty young age. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my creative projects. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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