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I think that becoming a successful rock band is a little like becoming a professional athlete. Nobody plans on it.

~Bryce Dessner

Topics: Athlete Band Becoming Like Little Nobody Plans Professional Professional Athlete Rock Rock Band Successful Think I Think

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There is a kind of adventure- and risk-seeking audience in classical contemporary music that is really empowering and part of what draws me to it. The people that come to these concerts are open-minded and curious.

~Bryce Dessner

Topics: Adventure Audience Classical Come Concerts Contemporary Curious Draws Empowering Kind Me Music Open-Minded Part People Really

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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

Topics: Actual Any Environment How Huge Huge Part Living More Much Musician Part Place Pretty Responds Surroundings Think Whether Work Your I Think

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It's not a hard sell to be asked to do something in Ireland.

~Bryce Dessner

Topics: Asked Hard Ireland Sell Something

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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

Topics: Artists Challenged Creative Doorway Excited Feel Going Inviting Lives Maybe New Open Own Place Practice Some Something Up Want Where Will You

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Art is a way of life.

~Bryce Dessner

Topics: Art Life Way

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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

Topics: Background Came Certain Certain Level Classical Earning Funny Level Living Make Music Out Rock Rock Star Star Teaching Whatever I Came

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We all contribute to The National, and it's like a familiar family. Matt is dad, Brian's like the dark horse uncle, Scott's the long-suffering mum, and Aaron and I are the bratty twins.

~Bryce Dessner

Topics: Brian Contribute Dad Dark Familiar Family Horse Like Matt Mum National Scott Twins Uncle Aaron

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If you make rock music with guitars in it, the Radiohead comparison is inevitable.

~Bryce Dessner

Topics: Comparison Guitars Inevitable Make Music Radiohead Rock Rock Music You

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My grandmother was born in Russia, and she came through Poland on her way to America in the early 20s. She moved to Brooklyn.

~Bryce Dessner

Topics: America Born Brooklyn Came Early Early 20S Grandmother Her Moved Poland Russia She Through Way

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Composer

Born: April 23rd, 1976

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