Sep 20, 2026
“I’ve been writing and making music since I was 6 years old. So for four decades, that’s my craft.” — Duncan Sheik | Quote of the Day
Duncan Sheik — the singer-songwriter behind the 1996 hit “Barely Breathing” and the Tony- and Grammy-winning composer of Spring Awakening, who died on September 17, 2026, at 56 — on how he defined his own work in a 2017 interview: he had been writing and making music since he was 6 years old, and for four decades, that was his craft. It is a quiet statement about identity, longevity, and a life measured by the making rather than the applause.