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.

Happy music doesn't tend to move me much

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

I actually am always a music first person

I'm a pretty big P.J. Harvey record fan and you can really hear New York in his record

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