I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos

And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying to achieve.

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

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

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.

I also wanted to make a record that was about other things than romance, yeah, after two years on the road singing all the songs from the first album, I got kind of tired of that.

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