Occupation: Singer-Songwriter Birth: May 12, 1978
Politics, poverty, riches, etc - these are but backdrops for the grand cinema, the opera: the glory of your life. Sure, change the backdrops, make th….
I get very heated about anything that is socially unkind..
The main thing that I've learned, artistically, is that if I'm in pain and feeling the budding of anger - if I absolutely feel like I need to write a….
Recording music is not really the healthiest thing for the body..
I think fun is one of the best gifts we can give to each other. If everyone was having fun we'd be in good shape..
I think the most important thing to remember is that pain passes. And artistically, the pain is going to pass. It's what you want to express out of t….
What makes me deeply vulnerable? Probably the thing I suffer most from and have the most uncontrollable reactions from is still social anxiety..
It's so rare that I'll read or even watch an interview. I don't want to, either. I don't want to see other people's comments..
For me, it's very childish to tour on a train. And I think that's a powerful quality, to inspire childishness..
Sometimes I'm really communicating with the audience and I'm hyper-engaged. Other times my eyes are closed and I just let it be what it is..
My pain is usually caused by some sort of attack on my ego. So usually, pain is an indication of something that, eventually, I'm going to want to tra….
Unless you are in the willingness and ease and ecstasy of some kind of moment, you may end up the editor of your thoughts and of your expressions. I ….
When you're comfortable, you're not necessarily inclined to care about things that are contributing to your comfort. It's difficult..
To me, what I define as defiance, in some ways, is knowing the "reality" and having the ability to possess a realist mindstate yet still working towa….
I'm really into the basic idea of Kriya Yoga. The breathing that goes on in Kriya. Other than that, it's just communicating with the universe and get….
The goal is to be free and hopeful in the music. Because that's really the only intention you need. From there, every natural and powerful intention ….
I'm pretty freelance. A freelance meditator. I float from one thing to the other..
I'm the most passionate about pushing the realization that there's the joy of love and kindness and sharing, all of these basic qualities, on people ….
What gets me pretty pissed off is the whole Monsanto engineered foods issue..
When you're in pain, you're genuinely very, very alive, and that's beautiful. Especially emotional pain..
I don't want an angry song with no silver lining ending up on my album. Then I'd have to play, or feel obliged to play, that song every night in repe….