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

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

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

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

It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do

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