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

~Duncan Sheik

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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

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If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I made a record.

~Duncan Sheik

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I'm a pretty big P.J. Harvey record fan and you can really hear New York in his record.

~Duncan Sheik

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

~Duncan Sheik

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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

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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.

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For my second record I had gotten ProTools (program) and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording.

~Duncan Sheik

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I think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to make something become a hit.

~Duncan Sheik

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And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying to achieve.

~Duncan Sheik

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: November 18th, 1969

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