Quotes from 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.

I started playing music at a pretty young age.

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

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

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.

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

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

I actually think sadness and darkness can be very beautiful and healing.

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

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 and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording.