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Bryce Dessner

American Composer

Born: Apr 23, 1976

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Related authors: Eubie Blake George Crumb John Cage John Williams Leonard Bernstein Oscar Levant Stephen Sondheim Virgil Thomson

As much as you try to organize your life, life will surprise you. Bryce Dessner

Life You Try Will Surprise Much Your Organize

When working with classical musicians, it is important to be clear as possible in the score about what my intentions are. Because there isn't a lot of rehearsal time, especially at the ballet, it's best if everything is written in the score. Bryce Dessner

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We've played in places where there were more of us onstage than in the audience. Bryce Dessner

More Onstage Audience Were Than Where Places Us Played

I've got this diverse education, growing up in classical music and existing between that and music that is more visceral, so for sure, I've always been interested in music from other cultures. Bryce Dessner

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I'm not trying to take over the world, but I find it really rewarding to write, and I thrive on learning. Bryce Dessner

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Being a classical musician, you can go to school for it; you can go get a degree. Even as a composer, there is a certain career path you can follow, but becoming a rock musician is a much more elusive career. How do you learn that or do that? Bryce Dessner

I think that place is a huge part of pretty much any musician's work, in how one responds to an environment, whether it be your actual surroundings or the more figurative place we're all living in. Bryce Dessner

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Inviting artists to do something, you want it to be a place where they're going to feel challenged and excited and that will maybe open up some new doorway in their own lives or their own creative practice. Bryce Dessner

I came from a classical background, and I was teaching and earning a living out of music at a certain level, so it's funny to make it as a rock star when we're 40 or whatever. Bryce Dessner

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I've always been in rock bands. I was in a rock band with my brother in high school. Then I was playing classical guitar recitals, and people said, 'You know, you can't really do both things.' My intuition told me they were wrong. Somehow, what was interesting about me was that I had those two things in my life. Bryce Dessner

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My main professional experience is touring in a rock band. Bryce Dessner

Experience Band Main Touring Rock Rock Band Professional

Early on, I was a performer playing classical music. It's in my DNA in a way that I can't begin to extract it. Bryce Dessner

Music Extract Way Classical Classical Music Performer Begin Early Playing

Me, who's educated classically, I went toward rock music 'cause it was sort of a natural evolution from where I was playing with my brother. But I was always drawn back into classical music. Bryce Dessner

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I can't just play in a rock band. The National is a great, exciting band to play in. We improvise a lot onstage, and it's very intense, but after a while, I crave other kinds of experiences. Bryce Dessner

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Musicians are hungry for new music. Bryce Dessner

Music Musicians Hungry New New Music

I like to think of myself as a musical scavenger. Bryce Dessner

Myself Think Musical Like

In terms of identity, I'm the same person no matter what I'm doing. Bryce Dessner

Matter Terms Identity Doing Person Same

As little boys, my brother and I used to spend hours with my grandmother, asking her about the details of how she came to America. She could only give us a smattering of details, but they all found their way into our collective imagination, eventually becoming a part of our own cultural identity and connection to the past. Bryce Dessner

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Working with Bob Weir directly, we learned how high the bar is for Dead music. Bryce Dessner

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Nobody plans on playing their own songs in front of thousands of people. Bryce Dessner

People Own Thousands Thousands Of People Songs Nobody Front Plans Playing

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