David Friedman

I have been writing since I was about 20, and at first I wrote in secret and never showed anybody. I was very concerned about making a living, so I conducted. ↗

— David Friedman

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I know a lot of people who have tremendous commercial success and they go directly for it. There's something that has always been difficult about that for me. ↗

— David Friedman

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I may not be the most famous songwriter in the world, but you know a David Friedman song when you hear it. It took me a long time to appreciate that. ↗

— David Friedman

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I publish my own music. I'm creating my own songbook. It works that way for me; I'm very independent. ↗

— David Friedman

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I think of my songs as there to be something to move people emotionally. ↗

— David Friedman

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I wanted to produce Nancy LaMott's albums, so I created my own record company. ↗

— David Friedman

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I write and direct the Duke University Children's Hospital Benefit every year. ↗

— David Friedman

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I'm not comfortable singing in front of people yet. That's going to take another 100 performances. ↗

— David Friedman

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I'm not totally altruistic. I've always had great career ambitions. But it has to come out in an organic way. If you push yourself out beyond where you are supposed to be, there's this pressure. ↗

— David Friedman

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I'm trying to have everything that I put into the world be something that makes a difference in the way I want to make a difference. ↗

— David Friedman

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