Latest Tristan Prettyman Quotes from Interviews

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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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Running, Trying, Likes

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Space, Way, Helping

• When you have fans telling you their stories it makes you feel like you're not alone.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Fans, Stories, Like You

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Country, Thinking, Understanding

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• Where I grew up, surfing was a way for people to celebrate their love and respect for the ocean.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Ocean, People, Surfing

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Mother, Ocean, Surfing

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Surfing, Requirements, Imagine

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Sports, Thinking, People

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Mom, Song, Writing

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Thinking, Roots, People

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Artist, Connections, Fans

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Fun, Band, Pressure

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• Over the years I have realized that the mistakes and forgetfulness is what makes live shows more endearing.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Mistake, Years, Endearing

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• If you want perfection or close to it...listen to the record.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Perfection, Records, Want

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• Never apologize on stage. Most people never notice when you make a mistake or if you are having a bad show.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Mistake, People, Apologizing

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Years, House, Cooking

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Feelings, Needs, Information

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  The End Of The Day, Goes On, Want

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Thinking, Focus, Important

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Running, Morning, Coffee

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Teacher, Goes On, Sides

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Home, Years, Different

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Girl, Night, Rocks

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

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

  Tristan Prettyman

  Real, Thinking, People

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com

• 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.

  Tristan Prettyman

  Perfect, Mind, World

  Source: www.roomthirteen.com