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I think the reason people connect so well with my music is because there is a real connection.

Tristan Prettyman

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Tristan Prettyman
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: May 23
Composer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Del Mar
California
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I am pretty involved with everything that goes on, and overtime have learned a lot about the business side of things. I have an amazing manager, who understands the business really well, so he is a great teacher.
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For me surfing is just something that I love to do. I grew up surfing, is sort of like a family requirement. I can't imagine my life without it. But I am not defined by it, nor is my music. They are very separate.
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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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For me I want to know everything that goes on with my business but at the end of the day I just want to live, experience, be inspired and create music.
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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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You can't start a fire in the pouring rain.
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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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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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Music was sort of an accident for me. I love to do it. I can't imagine doing anything else.
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When you have fans telling you their stories it makes you feel like you're not alone.
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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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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 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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If you want perfection or close to it...listen to the record.
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Maybe the best hasn’t happened yet.
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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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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'm just as normal as anybody else. I'm just probably in the same place as many people in their mid to late twenties are.
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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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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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