Duncan Sheik

“Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records.”

“A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by crook and build up a grass roots following.”

“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...”

“Happy music doesn't tend to move me much.”

“But I can't really say there is too much modern music that I'm blown away by at this moment.”

“I wouldn't say that I've had a tough life by any stretch of the imagination.”