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.

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

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

But I can't really say there is too much modern music that I'm blown away by at this moment

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 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.

It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do

You don’t’ have to fear. You only need to have faith.

Attitude is that little thing that will make the most difference in the accomplishment of your goals.

as a childi supposei was not quitenormal.my happiest times werewheni was left alone inthe house on asaturday.

Remember the son of whom you are because a good name is better than gold or silver

It's hard to kill that father-son bond.

Hate is perhaps the most dynamic of all emotions - fear may immobilize, love may stay the hand, but hate urges to action.

When you're working with an object, you can put in almost anything you want, you can make it abstract.

Get really, really good so that when people say your name, your name is associated with quality, with integrity.

What is their potential for evil; what is their potential for wickedness? That's the only time that those characters become interesting to watch.

As we go forward, I hope we're going to continue to use technology to make really big differences in how people live and work.