Author: Duncan Sheik

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

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

- Duncan Sheik

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

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

- Duncan Sheik

I privilege the music over the lyrics.

I privilege the music over the lyrics.

- Duncan Sheik

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.

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.

- Duncan Sheik

I actually am always a music first person.

I actually am always a music first person.

- Duncan Sheik

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

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

- Duncan Sheik

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

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

- Duncan Sheik

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.

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

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much.

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much.

- Duncan Sheik

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