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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. "

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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. "

Duncan Sheik

Creation

Important

Craft

" 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. "

" Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and that's that. "

Duncan Sheik

Going

Something

" My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected. "

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

" I started playing music at a pretty young age. "

" I privilege the music over the lyrics. "

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

" A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by crook and build up a grass roots following. "

" So, once I've written a song, you know, I'm pretty happy with what the song is on its own terms. "

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

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

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

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

" Happy music doesn't tend to move me much. "

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

" Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog. "

Duncan Sheik

Never

Things

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

" I mean, at the end of the day when I'm making a record, what I want to do is what I do. "

" I make the kind of music I like. "

Duncan Sheik

Kind

Music

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

" I actually am always a music first person. "

Duncan Sheik

First

Always

" I wouldn't say that I've had a tough life by any stretch of the imagination. "

" Lately I've been a workaholic. I'm in the studio all the time and I've helped to produce a couple of artists. "

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

Duncan Sheik

Rather

Try

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

" 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. "

" I certainly wouldn't say that my life is a disaster, but there have been moments where I've felt like that. "

" Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration. "

" 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. "