What are you reading?

"The Coconut Oil Miracle" by Bruce Fife. It was given to me by my massage therapist. I'm really into organic and natural foods. Coconut oil is the healthiest of all oils, even for cooking, basically for everything — you can use it on your skin or hair, even for massage. ... It improves your overall well-being.

Do you usually read about health topics?

I like to read a lot of, of course, music books, a lot of books on music theory arrangement, just anything that will help me in what I do. I'm not really into reading books just for entertainment or enjoyment; I like to read things where I'll learn something or get something out of it, or that teaches me something I can implement into my life.

Music theory obviously relates, but does your exploration of well-being influence your performances?

Yes, I look at that as all one thing. Anything you do to improve your health will help you in whatever you want to do. Those two go hand in hand. Learning about how to better take care of myself will directly help me in my music and relationships. Anything — even music, which I look at as something I do to make my life better, to make me healthier. Because music is really good for you; it stimulates your mind, helps to relieve stress and tension, and also gives me a positive outlet to focus my creative energy — even redirect negative energy in a positive way by creating something other people can appreciate and I can appreciate myself. All those things are one.