I do not want to be a robot, a cog in society who answers ‘yes’ because ‘yes’ is considered the appropriate answer. Neither do I want to be a protestor. I just want to seek out what lies underneath the veils of politeness and programming that I’ve been given as a person in this society. Damien Rice Read Quote
Each song is a small universe to me. Each song has a story of its own. Each has a full life to express in order to be complete, so it often happens that the building to a big crescendo feels right in the recording or writing process. Damien Rice Read Quote
Leonard Cohen has a way with words and with humor that remind me to lighten up, which I appreciate very much. Damien Rice Read Quote
I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other. Damien Rice Read Quote
Being able to walk out of the studio after a week of intense recording and jump into a cold sea and sit in a hot spring and soak for a few hours completely resets the whole system. Really refreshing. For me, it’s all about stepping out of the ordinary. Even psychically. Damien Rice Read Quote
Music enables me to cleanse and shed the things that I feel are holding me back from growing, or growing up. Damien Rice Read Quote
I’ve learned very, very, very clearly that money does not equal happiness or security, either. Damien Rice Read Quote
Inside, I’ve got a real purist desire and dream about the music. I like the idea of being able to carve out a kind of magical, colourful, artistic, inspirational life. And the reality just turns out to be quite different, working with the business to bring this thing you have created into the world. Damien Rice Read Quote
I am really curious about life, about why we are all here. I notice my skin is ageing, things are changing, I’ve seen people dying, so that’s the train we are all on. Damien Rice Read Quote
