I think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to make something become a hit

When I was a teenager, I got into four track recorders, drum machines, and synthesizers, and I started producing instrumental music.

A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by crook and build up a grass roots following

Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog

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

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

I certainly wouldn't say that my life is a disaster, but there have been moments where I've felt like that