Duncan Sheik Records Quotations

My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected

Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records

And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying to achieve.

I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos

Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and that's that

I mean, at the end of the day when I'm making a record, what I want to do is what I do

But really important, perhaps most important is the craft; how you make your record, the creation of these sonic worlds you want your listener to hear.

I'm a pretty big P.J. Harvey record fan and you can really hear New York in his record

For my second record I had gotten ProTools and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording.

If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I made a record