Nature inspires me because it's so peaceful. It makes me have an inward experience. It makes me reflective and nostalgic.

Pain is a part of life. It's certainly part of my creative process.

Paul Simon is my absolute hero. He's one of a kind. He wrote his own ticket in life by being himself.

The mountains inspire me because they are just still and they have such a strong, quiet presence that feels very old.

I want to write songs with meaning. I have high standards for my work.

Things aren't always as they appear. I've been believing things to be a certain way because I want them to be that way. I build up illusions in my head.

I'm a very typical yoga-practicing musician; I do it when I can. I'm not hardcore about it. A lot of my lyrics talk about celebrating life and working through pain. I think that's what yoga's about, getting rid of, moving energy and letting it flow through you.