My second record was all about big ideas - I was trying to make big statements about the culture, about life. I think in a certain way, I was a 27 year old kid with a guitar
I actually am always a music first person
Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog
Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration
I privilege the music over the lyrics
Emerson, Lake & Palmer or King Crimson or Gentle Giant - the worst prog rock references I can come up with. Though I totally loved those groups as a kid.