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

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

I actually am always a music first person

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

I'd have these weird experiences where I'd just be walking down the street with this chord progression in my head, this happened more than a few times, and I'd walk home and find a fax in my machine and it would match the music in my head

I privilege the music over the lyrics

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much