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

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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 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 actually am always a music first person.

I actually am always a music first person.

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...

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...

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...

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much.

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much.

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 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 make the kind of music I like.

I make the kind of music I like.

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...

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'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...

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 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...

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 started playing music at a pretty young age.

I started playing music at a pretty young age.

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

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

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...

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...