Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration.

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A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by...

A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by...

If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I...

If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I...

And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying...

And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying...

So I started chanting when I was nineteen, which was about twelve years ago, and...

So I started chanting when I was nineteen, which was about twelve years ago, and...

I'm a pretty big P.J. Harvey record fan and you can really hear New York...

I'm a pretty big P.J. Harvey record fan and you can really hear New York...

Lately I've been a workaholic. I'm in the studio all the time and I've helped...

Lately I've been a workaholic. I'm in the studio all the time and I've helped...

I feel fortunate about being able to make the music I want to make and...

I feel fortunate about being able to make the music I want to make and...

I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my...

I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my...

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much.

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much.

I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record...

I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record...

I'm fortunate I have this coterie of musicians around me to help take music to...

I'm fortunate I have this coterie of musicians around me to help take music to...

My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various...

My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various...

It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do.

It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do.

I'd have these weird experiences where I'd just be walking down the street with this...

I'd have these weird experiences where I'd just be walking down the street with this...

I privilege the music over the lyrics.

I privilege the music over the lyrics.

I actually am always a music first person.

I actually am always a music first person.

I mean, at the end of the day when I'm making a record, what I...

I mean, at the end of the day when I'm making a record, what I...

I think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to...

I think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to...

I also wanted to make a record that was about other things than romance, yeah,...

I also wanted to make a record that was about other things than romance, yeah,...

I wouldn't say that I've had a tough life by any stretch of the imagination.

I wouldn't say that I've had a tough life by any stretch of the imagination.