Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheikis an American singer-songwriter and composer. Initially finding success as a singer, most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing", he later expanded to compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, such as the successful musical, Spring Awakening, where he won multiple Tonys and a Grammy. Sheik practices Nichiren Buddhism and is a member of the US branch of the worldwide Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth18 November 1969
CityMontclair, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
Duncan Sheik quotes about
My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected
If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I made a record
I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit
Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog
I wouldn't say that I've had a tough life by any stretch of the imagination.
For my second record I had gotten ProTools and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording.
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.
So, once I've written a song, you know, I'm pretty happy with what the song is on its own terms.
Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration
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
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 think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to make something become a hit
I'm a pretty big P.J. Harvey record fan and you can really hear New York in his record