If you want perfection or close to it...listen to the record. Tristan Prettyman More Quotes by Tristan Prettyman More Quotes From Tristan Prettyman Maybe the best hasn’t happened yet. Tristan Prettyman happened being-the-best You kind of gotta step back from your dreams and your passions once in a while, and kind of do something else for a minute so that you can come back to it with a fresh outlook, and be real inspired by something else, so you can give something back to your dreams and your passions. Tristan Prettyman passion real dream We're always supposed to be happy and positive. There's something about letting yourself slip into that vulnerable space because you can really feel things there. It helps you grow as a person. I tend to enjoy being in a vulnerable space, in a weird way. Tristan Prettyman space helping way I've always been someone who likes to share and talk. When something happens to me I [don't] run away from it. I want to dive right into and explore it. Try to figure out why it's happening and try to figure out something good that's going to come out of it. Tristan Prettyman likes running trying When you have fans telling you their stories it makes you feel like you're not alone. Tristan Prettyman like-you fans stories I am pretty involved with everything that goes on, and overtime have learned a lot about the business side of things. I have an amazing manager, who understands the business really well, so he is a great teacher. Tristan Prettyman goes-on sides teacher I love being home, reading the paper in the morning and having a cup of coffee, doing laundry, going grocery shopping and running daily errands. For me, it's important to have that balance in my life. Tristan Prettyman coffee running morning I hope to always be able to relate to my fans and be in the moment with the world and the community. I think as you gain popularity it's easy to loose touch and become disconnected. Tristan Prettyman community fans thinking In a perfect world, I would do 3 weeks on 3 weeks off; so that I could always take a breather and come back to music with a fresh mind. Tristan Prettyman perfect mind world Music was sort of an accident for me. I love to do it. I can't imagine doing anything else. Tristan Prettyman accidents imagine i-can I toured for about 2 1/2 years on twentythree and then I took about a year off. I really just spent some good quality time by myself at my house, cooking, watching movies, hanging with my friends, and family. I just really needed a chance to get away from the music for a minute and decompress. Tristan Prettyman cooking house years Honestly I think that the internet is one of the most amazing promotional tools out there. And I think it promotes music getting heard in a grass roots way, where people aren't being force fed to listen to something. Tristan Prettyman roots people thinking I love myspace and sites like that, cause its allowed me to stay connected to my fans. The personal connection remains the same, but as I've grown, it never gets to be too overwhelming. It allows the artist to be as involved as they want to be. Tristan Prettyman connections fans artist I can't wait to be a mom and a wife, and explore that phase of life. And also see how it affects and influences my song writing and creativity. Tristan Prettyman mom writing song I think people in general that don't surf, have a fascination with it. Its definitely much more than a sport or activity, its a way of life. There is a culture that surrounds it and I think people are intrigued by that. Tristan Prettyman sports people thinking For me surfing is just something that I love to do. I grew up surfing, is sort of like a family requirement. I can't imagine my life without it. But I am not defined by it, nor is my music. They are very separate. Tristan Prettyman requirements surfing imagine Where I grew up, surfing was a way for people to celebrate their love and respect for the ocean. Tristan Prettyman surfing ocean people There's a much bigger picture beyond surfing, its part of an ocean culture. Everything comes back to Mother Nature. Surfing is a way of connecting, and saying thanks. Tristan Prettyman surfing ocean mother I think humans in general, make associations and feel the need to group things together to have a better understanding of them. Though I would say my music is more country in a lot of ways, than it is surfy. Tristan Prettyman understanding country thinking Being an opener is all about warming up the audience for the main band. That is always fun, pretty easy; there isn't a lot of pressure. Tristan Prettyman band pressure fun
