Declan McKenna Quotes

Declan McKenna

Profession : Sculptor

Birth : December 24, 1998

I could have gone down a more academic route if I wanted to but I just didn't. It's not for everyone and it's not always the right thing to do for you.

Declan McKenna

You can live your own life and do what you want to do. You shouldn't feel pressure to do anything because you think someone else wants you to, you should go by what you want.

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You don't need to be getting everything in life right. I think the most important thing is growing up, enjoying yourself and understanding yourself a little bit more.

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There's not enough focus put on learning about yourself and how that can teach you more than certain subjects can.

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I rarely finish songs on the road but a lot of them get started there.

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Releasing a record makes you realise what you want to do with music. It's not something you can understand before you do it.

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It's never going to be easy to release a second album.

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St Vincent did a self-titled album four records in, so I could do that. I'll call mine St Vincent and I'll talk about St Vincent more in interviews.

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I am of the opinion that you can do anything. If I say I can do it, then people can believe that I can do it.

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With my first album, I was just simply trying to highlight problems within society and put it into pop songs.

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The glam-rock era was just full of life. I'm fascinated by the clothes that musicians of that era could get away with wearing, and the concepts of space and time that were invariant to the music of the 1970s. The energy! The freedom! The inspiration!

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Having creative control has always been important to me in different ways.

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I find that with each new record I'm learning more and dipping my toes into new things.

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I wouldn't really describe myself directly as, like, a political musician. I think I have an opinion on a lot of things, and I guess I'm someone who wants to share that and wants to make a point about, you know, certain things I think are right and wrong.

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I think that's what a lot of politics lacks, it's just a sense of responsibility for what we do in the world and who we impact on with our actions and not thinking about the bigger picture of things you know.

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I don't know why I end up writing about such heavy topics.

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British Bombs' is a tune I wrote about the hypocrisy of the British arms trade.

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I wanted to write a song that was outright against war, in any form.

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The Key To Life On Earth' reflects on mundanity and hostility. I suppose it's set in suburbia much like my hometown. The video sees two people, who are very similar, in conflict with each other, and I think that's the simplest analogy for the song's purpose.

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I have a tiny bit of pride in myself for the fact that I do stick up for things I believe in, but social media is so good at making you feel like you're not doing enough.

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