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

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

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.

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

When I was a kid, our family used to watch 'Bonanza.' I really liked having a Sunday night TV ritual.

Live by your experience and do not let limited beliefs alter your life experience.

Sometimes you have to go up really high to see how small you are.

It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns.

if you listen too hard to the technology, your ear goes deaf to its implications.

He [John Le Carré] really paid tribute to the people who are willing to risk their own lives to fight injustice - they are greater men and women than I.

The world and the universe is an extremely beautiful place, and the more we understand about it the more beautiful does it appear.

I don’t look at myself as the mayor, I look at myself as just a normal, regular person.

Obama's entire economic program is reparations.