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

— Duncan Sheik

#demos #got #i #money #publishing

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

#i #music #playing #pretty #started

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

— Duncan Sheik

#creative #encompasses #i #i think #influence

Finding the reason to live doesn't put you on top, it's the hardships faced in process that get you there. ↗

— Sachin Kumar Puli

#hardships #knowledge #learning #life #life

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

— Duncan Sheik

#explicit #i #implicit #less #make

I'd have these weird experiences where I'd just be walking down the street with this chord progression in my head, this happened more than a few times, and I'd walk home and find a fax in my machine and it would match the music in my head. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

#down #experiences #fax #few #find

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. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

#being #creative #creative energy #creative people #creativity

I never made a damn dime until I started doing what I wanted. ↗

— Caroll Shelby

#dime #doing #i #made #never