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.

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

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

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

For my second record I had gotten ProTools and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording.

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

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