Declan McKenna Quotes

Declan McKenna

Profession : Sculptor

Birth : December 24, 1998

I've always looked to the wider world for what I can analyse or give some substantial comment on from my own perspective.

Declan McKenna

I tried to be in loads of bands and it hadn't really worked out. My friends weren't as into it as I was, so I started doing it on my own and eventually, released some songs and stuff just happened from there.

Declan McKenna

I just remember being in love with 'Busted' and pop punk and all the pop that my sisters were listening to and that sort of stuff.

Declan McKenna

I've always written songs. I learned guitar when I was 9 or 10 years old and it sort of developed from there. When I was 13 and got a loop pedal, I started writing a little more and trying to make a musical project of songs.

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It's kind of what makes touring interesting I'm ending up in places that I wouldn't go on holiday to, places I wouldn't go for any other reason other than touring.

Declan McKenna

That's been a pretty interesting thing, visiting schools and performing and doing songwriting talks and stuff.

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I feel that it's vitally important to write and talk about people struggling with young people's beliefs, young people not being listened to and not being taken seriously.

Declan McKenna

It's important to remind kids who obviously love writing and creating, that's it's going to be the most important part of what they do. And before you even think of stepping into the business side of the industry, just discover yourself as an artist, spend time on it. There's no rush.

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People think that if you are young, you don't know what is best for you. That's a myth.

Declan McKenna

I just write songs because l enjoy it, l never thought to be an activist. If that's what l am then that's cool, but l just wrote songs because l enjoyed writing songs it's a good way to express your thoughts, really.

Declan McKenna

I would love to write with St. Vincent or Tame Impala or EMO, Sufjan Stevens.

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I would love to be able to make short films.

Declan McKenna

So many things are translated through music - that's the beauty of it. If everyone's experiencing something, someone's going to put it into music and at some point, it will feel right.

Declan McKenna

Many times you may feel alone in the world, but the right record pulls you back to realizing that many people have gone through the same thing.

Declan McKenna

I've never had anything in my life that I could create that felt more valuable than music. It is just art, but art is important!

Declan McKenna

I just want to make songs that I like and be able to get away with doing music for as long as I can get away with it.

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Just having a record out there and seeing the positive feedback and just being able to move on and work on something else is a really nice point to be at.

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Whenever anybody is saying really, really nice things about you, or really, really horrible things, it's just sensationalism.

Declan McKenna

A lot of the time, artists and musicians can get criticised for being ignorant or silly or not understanding the real world. And I think it's important to show that a) you care about a lot of things, and b) actually try and get the people who listen to your music to engage in certain issues.

Declan McKenna

I've never seen myself as a strictly political songwriter in a sense, but I think in the world that we live in, and with so much access to the Internet and stuff, I think it's difficult to avoid certain topics.

Declan McKenna