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I make the kind of music I like
I privilege the music over the lyrics
Happy music doesn't tend to move me much
Happy music doesn't tend to move me much.
I actually am always a music first person
I started playing music at a pretty young age
I started playing music at a pretty young age.
It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do
It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do.
Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration
Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration.
I actually think sadness and darkness can be very beautiful and healing.
Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog
If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I made a record
Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog.
I wouldn't say that I've had a tough life by any stretch of the imagination.
Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records
And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying to achieve.
I mean, at the end of the day when I'm making a record, what I want to do is what I do
I'm a pretty big P.J. Harvey record fan and you can really hear New York in his record
Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records.
I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos
I'm a pretty big P.J. Harvey record fan and you can really hear New York in his record.
I mean, at the end of the day when I'm making a record, what I want to do is what I do.
I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos.
I feel fortunate about being able to make the music I want to make and getting away with it
But I can't really say there is too much modern music that I'm blown away by at this moment
Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and that's that
But I can't really say there is too much modern music that I'm blown away by at this moment.
I feel fortunate about being able to make the music I want to make and getting away with it.
Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and that's that.
I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit
So, once I've written a song, you know, I'm pretty happy with what the song is on its own terms.
I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit.
For my second record I had gotten ProTools and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording.
I think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to make something become a hit
I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my creative projects
I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my creative projects.
A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by crook and build up a grass roots following
I certainly wouldn't say that my life is a disaster, but there have been moments where I've felt like that
A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by crook and build up a grass roots following.
I certainly wouldn't say that my life is a disaster, but there have been moments where I've felt like that.
Lately I've been a workaholic. I'm in the studio all the time and I've helped to produce a couple of artists
For my second record I had gotten ProTools (program) and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording.
Lately I've been a workaholic. I'm in the studio all the time and I've helped to produce a couple of artists.
My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected
My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected.
When I was a teenager, I got into four track recorders, drum machines, and synthesizers, and I started producing instrumental music.
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.
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.