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.

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

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

It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do

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

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

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