I feel fortunate about being able to make the music I want to make and getting away with it.

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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...

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...

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 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'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...

Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog.

Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog.

I certainly wouldn't say that my life is a disaster, but there have been moments...

I certainly wouldn't say that my life is a disaster, but there have been moments...

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...

I actually am always a music first person.

I actually am always a music first person.

For my second record I had gotten ProTools (program) and started to familiar myself with...

For my second record I had gotten ProTools (program) and started to familiar myself with...

I privilege the music over the lyrics.

I privilege the music over the lyrics.

I started playing music at a pretty young age.

I started playing music at a pretty young age.

I make the kind of music I like.

I make the kind of music I like.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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...