If you say that you`re all about a certain something, and look back and see that the choices that you`ve made don`t reflect that, then there`s something for you to look at.
I`ve come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around. But I really try to honor that.
I would step into a place of being lined up with a sense of purpose and my inner compass, and everything was going in the same direction. Then I`d get lazy and get off the track. And then things would start to fall apart, and I`d back up and get it togeth...
I really think that`s what music and art is about. It`s another way to connect to the divine. It`s a real pure way of touching that deeper reality beneath our life.
I jump into the process, and the record begins to gel at some point. Then I begin to get a picture of where I`m going. But it`s not always something I know on the front-end.