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Duncan Sheik

Duncan Sheik

American Musician

Born: Nov 18, 1969

About First Life Music Record You

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

Beautiful Moving On Healing Darkness Sadness Think Very Actually

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much. Duncan Sheik

Music Me Happy Tend Move Happy Music Much

I also wanted to make a record that was about other things than romance, yeah, after two years on the road singing all the songs from the first album, I got kind of tired of that. Duncan Sheik

So I started chanting when I was nineteen, which was about twelve years ago, and it really had a huge impact on my outlook, happiness, and general creativity. Duncan Sheik

Happiness Creativity Chanting Nineteen Impact About General Outlook Had Years Years Ago Huge Huge Impact Which Really Twelve Started

I make the kind of music I like. Duncan Sheik

Music Kind Like Make

Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog. Duncan Sheik

Me Pretty Never Come Shortage Regularly Things

I mean, at the end of the day when I'm making a record, what I want to do is what I do. Duncan Sheik

Day End Of The Day Record Making End Want Mean

The difficult thing about a pop record is that you're given guidelines: it has to have 3 choruses, and then it must be between 3 minutes fifteen seconds and three minutes forty-five seconds. Duncan Sheik

You Three Difficult Seconds Guidelines Must Record Minutes About Given Between Fifteen Then Pop Forty-Five Thing Difficult Thing

The experiences of promoting my first album were really something; there is so much illusion in my environment (touring and pop music) that I wanted to clear away. Duncan Sheik

Music Illusion First Promoting Something Touring Clear Environment Were Experiences Wanted Much Really Pop Pop Music Away Album

Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records. Duncan Sheik

String Simon Records Does Arrangements Arranger Wood British

I actually am always a music first person. Duncan Sheik

Music First First-Person Always Am Person Actually

I privilege the music over the lyrics. Duncan Sheik

Music Lyrics Over Privilege

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

Money Record Some Supportive Deal Got Demos Were Publishing

It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do. Duncan Sheik

You Will Inevitable Environment Influence Your

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

I started playing music at a pretty young age. Duncan Sheik

Music Age Young Pretty Young Age Started Playing

Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and that's that. Duncan Sheik

Record Something Go Ultimately Going Moved Really

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