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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

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

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I feel fortunate about being able to make the music I want to make and getting away with it.

~Duncan Sheik

Topics: Able About Away Being Feel Fortunate Getting Make Music Want I Feel

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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

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

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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.

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Topics: About After Album Also First Got Kind Make Other Record Road Romance Singing Songs Than Things Tired Two Wanted Yeah Years

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But I can't really say there is too much modern music that I'm blown away by at this moment.

~Duncan Sheik

Topics: Away Blown Blown Away Modern Modern Music Moment Much Music Really Say Too Too Much

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I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my creative projects.

~Duncan Sheik

Topics: Buddhist Creative Influence Life My Life Practice Profound Projects Think I Think

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I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit.

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Topics: Buddhism Explicit Implicit Less Make More More Or Less Music Rather Sure Than Try

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

~Duncan Sheik

Topics: Arrangements British Does Records Simon String Wood

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I actually am always a music first person.

~Duncan Sheik

Topics: Actually Always Am First Music Person

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I privilege the music over the lyrics.

~Duncan Sheik

Topics: Lyrics Music Over Privilege

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: November 18th, 1969

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