I started playing music at a pretty young age. Duncan Sheik agemusicplay Change image and share on social
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 chorusdifficultfifteen Change image and share on social
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 agochantcreativity Change image and share on social
I privilege the music over the lyrics. Duncan Sheik lyricmusicprivilege Change image and share on social
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 chordexperiencefax share on social
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 craftcreationhear Change image and share on social
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 albumkindmake Change image and share on social
And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying to achieve. Duncan Sheik achievefranklyhit Change image and share on social
Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and that's that. Duncan Sheik moverecordultimately Change image and share on social
A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by crook and build up a grass roots following. Duncan Sheik buildcrookfoolproof Change image and share on social
