But really important, perhaps most important is the craft; how you make your record, the creation of these sonic worlds you want your listener to hear.

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

I also wanted to make a record that was about other things than romance, yeah, after two years on the road singing all the songs from the first album, I got kind of tired of that.

Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration

I privilege the music over the lyrics

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

Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and that's that