If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I made a record.

More Quotes by Duncan Sheik

I actually think sadness and darkness can be very beautiful and healing.

I'd have these weird experiences where I'd just be walking down the street with this chord progression in my head, this happened more than a few times, and I'd walk home and find a fax in my machine and it would match the music in my head.

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.

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much.

I make the kind of music I like.

Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog.