You have to collaborate with the moment and the environment. It kind of was magnified by the house being a studio.
Devendra Banhart"I meditate." That's like saying "I eat." Think of all the food there is! And there are almost as many varieties of mediation.
Devendra BanhartWe live in an age where many things are working hard to conk us out and anesthetize us. Anything we can do to shake us out of that- with no other purpose than to wake us- is valuable.
Devendra BanhartYou've got to be in a place where you can put your guard down. I've got a long list of things I consider to be selling out. But amongst that list, one of them is when you make art without putting your guard down.
Devendra BanhartI see so many little boys I wanna marry, I see plenty little kids I've yet to have.
Devendra BanhartI've always noticed talking about lyrics is like talking about a duality. It's like a Gemini time every time I talk about one line. Because each line, of course, means different things to different people, millions of interpretations. With me, I always see two sides. I just see things split into two.
Devendra Banhart