25 Chet Faker Quotes for You to Enjoy

Chet Faker

Australian Musician

Born: Jun 23, 1988

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Learning to appreciate those things that aren't related to success has proved the biggest lesson. Chet Faker

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I have had a pretty hardcore crash course on living out of a suitcase. Some people take consistency in their lives for granted. When you have little to none, you discover it's kind of a nice thing. Chet Faker

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I think the most-played record in our house was the 'Big Chill' Soundtrack - so Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, the Temptations, Otis Redding. I think that's where I got my love for a good hook, a good soul hook - really smooth and warm and from the heart. Chet Faker

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I came second in a 1,500-metre running race at school. I knew I couldn't have come first, so second was my version of first. Chet Faker

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Sometimes I have to deal with trolls, and I just block them. But most of the time, Twitter's heaps of fun, actually. Chet Faker

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All of my friends are really good dancers, which was initially why I never danced - we'd go out, and they would kill it, and I'd be like, 'Yeah, I'm just gonna sit at the bar.' Chet Faker

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My high school career counsellor said I shouldn't pursue music as a career. Chet Faker

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I remember a concert for a visiting girls school, and that was the first time I ever sang - it was always about girls - that was the main thing. But somewhere along the line, it became a cathartic thing. Chet Faker

I like a lot of independent brands - Melbourne's Kloke, Handsom and Neuw Denim, and Bassike in Sydney. It's easier to be proud of what you're wearing if you've met the people behind the brand and there's more of a personal story. Chet Faker

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I'd wear all APC if I could afford it and wasn't embarrassing to go head-to-toe in one brand. Chet Faker

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I hate fame. There's this assumption that everyone wants it - that by being a musician, I've signed up for it at some point. But personally, what I signed up for is sharing my music. I've always said I'd rather have four No. 10 songs than one No. 1 hit. Chet Faker

I'm a humanist at heart: at the end of the day, we are all human beings. Chet Faker

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My biggest enemy for the longest time was my head. When I first became successful, it made me anxious because I was overthinking everything, and you hear so many 'fail' stories. Chet Faker

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All my ego wants is to be sitting by a lake in Italy. It doesn't want to be backstage, warming up. Chet Faker

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In my eyes, I think it's important that if you're doing something you're proud of and that is genuine and authentic, you have a responsibility to bring that to as many people as possible, just for the sheer reason that there are musicians out there who are manufacturing emotions that aren't genuine. Chet Faker

I think that connection with humans is so important. Sometimes I'll do this monologue and talk to the crowd, like, 'Come on, let's really connect here.' I don't think a lot of people understand it's a two-way exchange. Some people go to a show and are like, 'Yeah, you make me feel.' That's not how it works. Chet Faker

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You can't rush an art form. Chet Faker

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I think diva is an inevitable outcome of the industry, and I don't think it reflects on the person at all. You take a normal human being, and basically, for 24 hours, seven days a week, apart from sleeping, you introduce them to places and things almost every minute that are brand new. Chet Faker

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Sometimes it feels like it's show after show after show - like it's 'Groundhog Day,' and you feel like you're lost in the system. Chet Faker

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The day you stop clapping at a gig is the day your soul dies. Chet Faker

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