As time goes by, I realize that I do trust the wind. And I often write my songs for myself. David Friedman More Quotes by David Friedman More Quotes From David Friedman I've written several deeply personal songs this year, which I really love. Some of them came out of intense sadness. This has been an extremely difficult year for me. David Friedman medifficultsadnesslove As a person, I'm not that hopeful, but somehow the hopeful part of me reveals itself through my songs. David Friedman songspersonthroughme When my writing really started to take off was when I made a decision that I would write only what I wanted to write, and if 10 people wanted to hear it, that's fine. David Friedman finedecisionwritingpeople I may not be the most famous songwriter in the world, but you know a David Friedman song when you hear it. It took me a long time to appreciate that. David Friedman meyoutimesong I'm trying to have everything that I put into the world be something that makes a difference in the way I want to make a difference. David Friedman wanttryingwayworld For Hunchback, we needed this live, gigantic choir. So we went to London and said, This is Disney! I need singers who can sing high D's, hold them for 18 seconds, and do it 60 times! David Friedman highliveneedsaid It sometimes feels like I'm not doing anything. David Friedman anythingdoinglikesometimes I write and direct the Duke University Children's Hospital Benefit every year. David Friedman hospitalyearuniversitychildren I've been doing a lot of studying singing, and I'm thinking of recording an album containing all my old war horses and putting out a songbook at the same time. David Friedman singingtimewarthinking There is no seam between my songs and myself-they really are me. It's not like I'm performing; I'm just singing stuff that I really believe. David Friedman likemesingingbelieve I'm not comfortable singing in front of people yet. That's going to take another 100 performances. David Friedman goingsingingcomfortablepeople I think of my songs as there to be something to move people emotionally. David Friedman i-thinksomethingthinkpeople
