Tristan Prettyman Quotes
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.
Music was sort of an accident for me. I love to do it. I can't imagine doing anything else.
Where I grew up, surfing was a way for people to celebrate their love and respect for the ocean.
When you have fans telling you their stories it makes you feel like you're not alone.
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.
I think the reason people connect so well with my music is because there is a real connection.
I hope to always be able to relate to my fans and be in the moment with the world and the community. I think as you gain popularity it's easy to loose touch and become disconnected.
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.
Writing music obviously comes from being inspired by things, and big changes in your life, and relationships and growing older and being more independent.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Over the years I have realized that the mistakes and forgetfulness is what makes live shows more endearing.
Never apologize on stage. Most people never notice when you make a mistake or if you are having a bad show.
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.
Being an opener is all about warming up the audience for the main band. That is always fun, pretty easy; there isn't a lot of pressure.