I actually am always a music first person.

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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.

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

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

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much.

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much.

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...

So, once I've written a song, you know, I'm pretty happy with what the song...

So, once I've written a song, you know, I'm pretty happy with what the song...

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...

Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records.

Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records.

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 privilege the music over the lyrics.

I privilege the music over the lyrics.

My second record was all about big ideas - I was trying to make big...

My second record was all about big ideas - I was trying to make big...

But I can't really say there is too much modern music that I'm blown away...

But I can't really say there is too much modern music that I'm blown away...

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...

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...

Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and...

Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and...

The experiences of promoting my first album were really something; there is so much illusion...

The experiences of promoting my first album were really something; there is so much illusion...

I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the...

I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the...

I make the kind of music I like.

I make the kind of music I like.

I started playing music at a pretty young age.

I started playing music at a pretty young age.

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...

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

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