When you're young that's when you feel like you can change the world. Then you get older and you buy a house and have kids, and you don't want to be so bold anymore.

The ocean inspires me because there's the energy of the water moving.

The people at festivals are much more open to dance and just sing along. They come right up to the stage and they're very thankful. That's one thing I really appreciate about the yoga culture, that the people are very thankful. They come up to you as much as any fan would, but they express sincere gratitude and I appreciate that.

I guess it's just my job to somehow balance knowing that every song is going to come differently and be different, but also know that, on the other hand, I am a songwriter and I am a craftsman, and I do have a craft and a technique and a method. So I need to balance the technique and the method.

I think the two biggest issues are world hunger and health, and all the things that stem from bad food.

I love being creative, and for me it doesn't matter what it is - whether it's art or music or just daydreaming.

I'm a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally.