I kind of talk about songwriting in the sense that it's really not my job to try to state hard truths. I'm not out to say this is what truth is, this is what's false, this is reality, this is not reality. What I prefer is to try to create a space where truth can move.
I'm a true believer in not forcing anything. I hate forced art, forced anything. - Denison Witmer
I'm a true believer in not forcing anything. I hate forced art, forced anything.
- Denison Witmer
I'm fascinated by Catholic mystics, even though I grew up Mennonite in Pennsylvania. - Denison Witmer
I'm fascinated by Catholic mystics, even though I grew up Mennonite in Pennsylvania.
I think I'm attracted to the mystics, to seeing needs in the world. I'm attracted to caring for people who are disenfranchised. I'm attracted to gett… - Denison Witmer
I think I'm attracted to the mystics, to seeing needs in the world. I'm attracted to caring for people who are disenfranchised. I'm attracted to gett…
You don't always get lucky enough to have songs that can breathe and shift meaning. But every once in a while you open up a window and something pass… - Denison Witmer
You don't always get lucky enough to have songs that can breathe and shift meaning. But every once in a while you open up a window and something pass…
Sometimes people will request a song I haven't played in a while and I'll play it and singing the lyrics will mean something different to me as a 35 … - Denison Witmer
Sometimes people will request a song I haven't played in a while and I'll play it and singing the lyrics will mean something different to me as a 35 …
Instruments of a trade are really fascinating to me. Things that enable you to do your job better. Rehabbing houses is really fun to me. I love takin… - Denison Witmer
Instruments of a trade are really fascinating to me. Things that enable you to do your job better. Rehabbing houses is really fun to me. I love takin…
Hearing your voice and your instrument kind of breathe in the room, it affects the way you perform the songs. For instance, if you have that reverb, … - Denison Witmer
Hearing your voice and your instrument kind of breathe in the room, it affects the way you perform the songs. For instance, if you have that reverb, …
Art that I like the most is born out of free association. I try to let my mind open up and see what comes out. - Denison Witmer
Art that I like the most is born out of free association. I try to let my mind open up and see what comes out.
There's something about Saint Francis's approach to life, zero expectations but pleasant surprise. In a lot of ways he was a really conflicted person… - Denison Witmer
There's something about Saint Francis's approach to life, zero expectations but pleasant surprise. In a lot of ways he was a really conflicted person…
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