Inviting artists to do something, you want it to be a place where they're going to feel challenged and excited and that will maybe open up some new doorway in their own lives or their own creative practice. Bryce Dessner More Quotes by Bryce Dessner More Quotes From Bryce Dessner I've got this diverse education, growing up in classical music and existing between that and music that is more visceral, so for sure, I've always been interested in music from other cultures. Bryce Dessner alwaysgrowing-upmusiceducation I'm not trying to take over the world, but I find it really rewarding to write, and I thrive on learning. Bryce Dessner findlearningtryingworld We've gotten better as a live band. The songs have been allowed to grow with our audience. I don't think I would have done it any other way. Bryce Dessner growbetterthinkway To me, a song like 'Demons' or the title 'Trouble Will Find Me' are acknowledgments that you can't really plan for life, and you can't plan for trouble. Bryce Dessner meyousonglife In terms of the music, it feels almost like trouble's a good thing - you never know when a song is going to surprise you. We look for these subversive moments in songs. Bryce Dessner goodyoumusicsong As long as I'm still growing as a musician, it keeps me inspired. Bryce Dessner meinspiredgrowinglong I think that becoming a successful rock band is a little like becoming a professional athlete. Nobody plans on it. Bryce Dessner professionalrocknobodythink Being a classical musician, you can go to school for it; you can go get a degree. Even as a composer, there is a certain career path you can follow, but becoming a rock musician is a much more elusive career. How do you learn that or do that? Bryce Dessner followyoupathschool There is a kind of adventure- and risk-seeking audience in classical contemporary music that is really empowering and part of what draws me to it. The people that come to these concerts are open-minded and curious. Bryce Dessner memusicadventurepeople I think that place is a huge part of pretty much any musician's work, in how one responds to an environment, whether it be your actual surroundings or the more figurative place we're all living in. Bryce Dessner yourplacethinkwork It's not a hard sell to be asked to do something in Ireland. Bryce Dessner sellsomethingirelandhard Art is a way of life. Bryce Dessner lifewayart As a band gets more successful, there's a danger of falling in love with your own shadow. Bryce Dessner yourfalling-in-loveshadowlove I came from a classical background, and I was teaching and earning a living out of music at a certain level, so it's funny to make it as a rock star when we're 40 or whatever. Bryce Dessner rockrock-starmusicfunny
