My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected

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

I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit

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

I actually am always a music first person

Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and that's that

So I started chanting when I was nineteen, which was about twelve years ago, and it really had a huge impact on my outlook, happiness, and general creativity.