The majority of the songs that made it on the album document
the transformation,
the return of gratitude,
and the gift of seeing how
abundant our lives really are.

you turned 30, moved to rural San diego County, and adopted a simpler lifestyle. how did all this contribute to your latest Cd? It was during this time off, this time of transformation and rebirth, that new music began coming forward in my writing exercises. Between tending the house and garden and floating in the sea, I would play songwriting games, which brought playfulness back to my work. It gave me reason to write about anything and not worry so much about my ego, singles, or how songs will fit into the retail market. I cut myself off from the world to create however I pleased. The majority of the songs that made it on the album document the transformation, the return of gratitude, and the gift of seeing how abundant our lives really are.

destructive actions. I don’t get sad when I see the results of climate change. I see the environment taking control and balancing to her needs the way she has for billions of years. If we are not stewards, then we will be unwanted.

 

i understand you’ve switched to a diet of only raw, organic foods. is it difficult while touring to stick to such a diet? It’s actually easier than I thought. I do have help from friends across the world, though. Whichever town I’m visiting, I write ahead and ask about natural food stores or I give them a short list of basic supplies. It sure beats room service and having to be picky on a restaurant menu. Plus, it’s cheaper. I just bring along a chopping knife, cutting board, mixing bowl, and blender, and the rest is raw goodness.

What does it mean to you to be a steward of the environment? I look from airplane windows at how we cover the surface of the planet. We’re plugged into her, yet most of us are tuned in to other programs. The earth is such a gentle giant who is conscious of us. I taste it in her rewarding foods and see it in her

you also promote organic products with a clothing line, right? Heck, yes. Blend apparel is a clothing company I started with two friends. Right now we’re focused on bamboo and organic cotton tees. We have simple, intelligent designs that are meant to inspire smiles, like “I’d rather be in Savasana” and “Have a Namaste.”