Best quotes by Devin Townsend on Music
Checkout quotes by Devin Townsend on Music
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‟ With 'Epicloud,' I wanted something catchy as the flu but with a sentiment that is romantic, positive, and beautiful. Spiritual without religion and set to heavy music.
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‟ I'm just a perpetually confused and terrified person that is trying to be less so all the time, and music is the byproduct of that.
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‟ If you're making music strictly to make money, you might as well find another job.
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‟ The way that I write is I just write a ton of music in the background of my life, and then I just bring it into rehearsal. It's, like, 'Okay, guys. It goes like this. Let's smooth it out.'
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‟ I don't deal with conflict well, so sometimes things will happen that will make me feel sort of powerless. But instead of being able to actually deal with the problem, I just suck it up - that's the way I was raised. Music, then, becomes my one avenue for letting things go, and when I get the chance, I let it rip. It's like therapy in that way.
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‟ As someone whose music is connected to his personal growth, I feel an obligation to follow this muse wherever it leads.
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‟ I really like the art of music, the way that you can express yourself through music.
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‟ I'm really into music, I'm really into art, and I want to keep that fire alive.
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‟ I think when music, specifically heavy music, the motivation for it is other than truly feeling it, that's when it becomes really difficult for me.
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‟ I'm very creative - making music, making puppets, that's my thing - but mainstream success and the demands that brings? No, not really for me.
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‟ Music is so important to me that that's got to be the only way I can do it. In the purest possible way.
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‟ I've always been into easy music. When I was 15, the record for me was 'Hysteria' by Def Leppard.
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‟ I've been making music for so long, and the main hurdles I've run when dealing with any public exposure is that many of my projects are so different from each other.
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