I mean, at the end of the day when I'm making a record, what I want to do is what I do

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

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

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

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

If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I made a record

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