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I've found that in now having experienced what it's like to make records and just through growing up in general that you should be expressive about what's affecting you instead of trying to sing about a subject just for the sake of other people getting something from it.

Chantal Kreviazuk

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Chantal Kreviazuk
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: May 18
Actor
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Experienced
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Getting
Subject
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General
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Subjects
Make
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Expressive
People
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I seem to have secured some place in world of music and that's kind of all that really matters to me.
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Making sleep happen is a must - anytime, anywhere, from a plane to a train to an automobile. Ideally, I like to get eight to ten hours a night, though I'll take it broken up in two segments if I have to.
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I think it's important to really press on with the song writing and just go with it. There's no code, there's no craft... it's just let yourself shine through your music. If it's meant to be loved and heard, it'll happen.
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The flattery is nice, but awards don't add up to writing quality songs.
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When I was 21, I got into a motorcycle accident while traveling in Europe and I had to lie around a lot in the aftermath, which was really the first time in my life that I became really focused and inspired to write.
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I listened to my record and hear lots of influences. And it's very rich... it's got a wide spectrum.
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Of course, I would be depressed sometimes, and my Mom would be worried about me because I would just sleep to escape. Cause I was so scared of being a musician or artist, or whatever you want to call it.
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Well, I actually first got into music as a small child, and as I became a teen, I sought out making money from music, weather that was singing lounge gigs, backup in studios, or weddings.
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