47 Quotes by Chet Faker

I think that connection with humans is so important. Sometimes I'll do this monologue and talk to the crowd, like, 'Come on, let's really connect here.' I don't think a lot of people understand it's a two-way exchange. Some people go to a show and are like, 'Yeah, you make me feel.' That's not how it works.

Music to me is about being honest, and it's what I've always pictured music as. I don't see the point of expressing yourself if you are going to be cryptic about it.

Learning to appreciate those things that aren't related to success has proved the biggest lesson.

I have had a pretty hardcore crash course on living out of a suitcase. Some people take consistency in their lives for granted. When you have little to none, you discover it's kind of a nice thing.

All my ego wants is to be sitting by a lake in Italy. It doesn't want to be backstage, warming up.

The day you stop clapping at a gig is the day your soul dies.

In my eyes, I think it's important that if you're doing something you're proud of and that is genuine and authentic, you have a responsibility to bring that to as many people as possible, just for the sheer reason that there are musicians out there who are manufacturing emotions that aren't genuine.

I think you can move to everything, but with some music, you just want to sit still. That's me, anyway.

I would consider my diary serves the same purpose as going for a walk or a run. They are all physical ways of clearing a mental landscape.