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I like to write on tour busses and airplanes. Something about moving.

~Bryce Dessner

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For me, the exhausting thing about touring is the sitting around, which is why working on my concert music is really great - and also seeing concerts and seeing friends and, whenever possible, getting out to see a museum.

~Bryce Dessner

Topics: About Also Around Concert Concerts Exhausting Friends Getting Great Me Museum Music Out Possible Really See Seeing Sitting Thing Touring Whenever Which Why Working

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For a composer of concert music, 40 is actually very young. But for a rock musician, 40 is almost past due, where you think of rock music as really part of more youth-oriented culture.

~Bryce Dessner

Topics: Actually Almost Composer Concert Culture Due More Music Musician Part Past Really Rock Rock Music Think Very Where You Young

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Typically, people think, 'Oh the hippies and the punks hated each other,' or that those things don't go together musically. Sometimes that is true, but we had equal parts of both in our musical DNA.

~Bryce Dessner

Topics: Both Each Equal Go Had Hated Hippies Musical Musically Oh Other Our Parts People Sometimes Things Think Those Together True Dna

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There are all kind of corners of the musical world that are deeply influenced by the Dead that one wouldn't expect. Lee Ranaldo is a crazy Deadhead.

~Bryce Dessner

Topics: Corners Crazy Dead Deeply Expect Influenced Kind Lee Musical World

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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

Topics: Find Learning Over Really Rewarding Take Thrive Trying World Write

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We've gotten better as a live band. The songs have been allowed to grow with our audience. I don't think I would have done it any other way.

~Bryce Dessner

Topics: Allowed Any Any Other Way Audience Band Been Better Done Gotten Grow Live Other Our Songs Think Way Would

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To me, a song like 'Demons' or the title 'Trouble Will Find Me' are acknowledgments that you can't really plan for life, and you can't plan for trouble.

~Bryce Dessner

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In terms of the music, it feels almost like trouble's a good thing - you never know when a song is going to surprise you. We look for these subversive moments in songs.

~Bryce Dessner

Topics: Almost Feels Going Good Good Thing Know Like Look Moments Music Never Song Songs Subversive Surprise Terms Thing Trouble You A Good Thing

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As long as I'm still growing as a musician, it keeps me inspired.

~Bryce Dessner

Topics: Growing Inspired Keeps Long Me Musician Still

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Composer

Born: April 23rd, 1976

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