I privilege the music over the lyrics.

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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...

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 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 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...

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.

I make the kind of music I like.

I make the kind of music I like.

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...

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

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

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...

I actually think sadness and darkness can be very beautiful and healing.

I actually think sadness and darkness can be very beautiful and healing.

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 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.

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...

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 started playing music at a pretty young age.

I started playing music at a pretty young age.

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 really important, perhaps most important is the craft; how you make your record, the...

But really important, perhaps most important is the craft; how you make your record, the...

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...

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...