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" I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos. "

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

" Happy music doesn't tend to move me much. "

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

" Lately I've been a workaholic. I'm in the studio all the time and I've helped to produce a couple of artists. "

" I started playing music at a pretty young age. "

" The experiences of promoting my first album were really something; there is so much illusion in my environment (touring and pop music) that I wanted to clear away. "

" I wouldn't say that I've had a tough life by any stretch of the imagination. "

" Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog. "

" I mean, at the end of the day when I'm making a record, what I want to do is what I do. "

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

" I make the kind of music I like. "

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

" 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. "

" I actually am always a music first person. "

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

" It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do. "

" I privilege the music over the lyrics. "

" 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. "

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

" I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my creative projects. "

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

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

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

" My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected. "

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

" I feel fortunate about being able to make the music I want to make and getting away with it. "

" I'm fortunate I have this coterie of musicians around me to help take music to next level. Being surrounded by so much creative energy, so many creative people really feeds that creativity in me. "

" 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. "

" So I started chanting when I was nineteen, which was about twelve years ago, and it really had a huge impact on my outlook, happiness, and general creativity. "