I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my creative projects

I actually am always a music first person

I feel fortunate about being able to make the music I want to make and getting away with it

It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do

So, once I've written a song, you know, I'm pretty happy with what the song is on its own terms.

I'm fortunate I have this coterie of musicians around me to help take music to next level. Being surrounded by so much creative energy, so many creative people really feeds that creativity in me

But I can't really say there is too much modern music that I'm blown away by at this moment