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

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

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

I privilege the music over the lyrics

I certainly wouldn't say that my life is a disaster, but there have been moments where I've felt like that