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
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
I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos. – Duncan Sheik
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. – Duncan Sheik
I feel fortunate about being able to make the music I want to make and getting away with it. – Duncan Sheik
I mean, at the end of the day when I’m making a record, what I want to do is what I do. – Duncan Sheik
I’d have these weird experiences where I’d just be walking down the street with this chord progression in my head, this happened more than a few times, and I’d walk home and find a fax in my machine and it would match the music in my head. – Duncan Sheik
My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected. – Duncan Sheik
I certainly wouldn’t say that my life is a disaster, but there have been moments where I’ve felt like that. – Duncan Sheik
Lately I’ve been a workaholic. I’m in the studio all the time and I’ve helped to produce a couple of artists. – Duncan Sheik
So, once I’ve written a song, you know, I’m pretty happy with what the song is on its own terms. – Duncan Sheik
I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit. – 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. – 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. – Duncan Sheik
Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records. – Duncan Sheik
I think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to make something become a hit. – Duncan Sheik
But I can’t really say there is too much modern music that I’m blown away by at this moment. – Duncan Sheik
I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my creative projects. – Duncan Sheik