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

I actually think sadness and darkness can be very beautiful and healing.

I privilege the music over the lyrics

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

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

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

When I was a teenager, I got into four track recorders, drum machines, and synthesizers, and I started producing instrumental music.