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Writing music obviously comes from being inspired by things, and big changes in your life, and relationships and growing older and being more independent.

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Tristan Prettyman
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: May 23
Composer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Del Mar
California
Writing
Inspired
Things
Older
Life
Changes
Independent
Growing
Bigs
Comes
Obviously
Music
Relationships

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Honestly I think that the internet is one of the most amazing promotional tools out there. And I think it promotes music getting heard in a grass roots way, where people aren't being force fed to listen to something.
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There's a much bigger picture beyond surfing, its part of an ocean culture. Everything comes back to Mother Nature. Surfing is a way of connecting, and saying thanks.
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Never apologize on stage. Most people never notice when you make a mistake or if you are having a bad show.
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We're always supposed to be happy and positive. There's something about letting yourself slip into that vulnerable space because you can really feel things there. It helps you grow as a person. I tend to enjoy being in a vulnerable space, in a weird way.
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Me and my friends get together all the time for girls night, or watch rock of love on the couch. I end up going out to a lot of shows, and surfing with my folks is always high on the priority list.
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I love being home, reading the paper in the morning and having a cup of coffee, doing laundry, going grocery shopping and running daily errands. For me, it's important to have that balance in my life.
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I'm pretty down to earth, I always have been and though I am on a much different path than most 25 year olds, I feel like I have a bit of a double life. We will go on tour for weeks at a time, but when I come home, I feel like I am picking up where I left off.
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Music was sort of an accident for me. I love to do it. I can't imagine doing anything else.
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I love myspace and sites like that, cause its allowed me to stay connected to my fans. The personal connection remains the same, but as I've grown, it never gets to be too overwhelming. It allows the artist to be as involved as they want to be.
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I think people in general that don't surf, have a fascination with it. Its definitely much more than a sport or activity, its a way of life. There is a culture that surrounds it and I think people are intrigued by that.
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You can't start a fire in the pouring rain.
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I toured for about 2 1/2 years on twentythree and then I took about a year off. I really just spent some good quality time by myself at my house, cooking, watching movies, hanging with my friends, and family. I just really needed a chance to get away from the music for a minute and decompress.
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On tour I feel like it's always so go go...you're always just taking in and storing information and feelings and things. So for me I need time off to let all those things come out and settle.
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Over the years I have realized that the mistakes and forgetfulness is what makes live shows more endearing.
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In a perfect world, I would do 3 weeks on 3 weeks off so that I could always take a breather and come back to music with a fresh mind.
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I think it's important to make sure you learn and understand the business that you are in, but it's also important to not let that get in the way of your main focus.
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I've always been someone who likes to share and talk. When something happens to me I [don't] run away from it. I want to dive right into and explore it. Try to figure out why it's happening and try to figure out something good that's going to come out of it.
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I think humans in general, make associations and feel the need to group things together to have a better understanding of them. Though I would say my music is more country in a lot of ways, than it is surfy.
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Where I grew up, surfing was a way for people to celebrate their love and respect for the ocean.
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I can't wait to be a mom and a wife, and explore that phase of life. And also see how it affects and influences my song writing and creativity.
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