One of the first places where I started to respond to song lyrics was in reggae music. A lot of what I was responding to were references to the Old Testament. It was not that I had to adapt the lyrics to the sound. Reggae and the Old Testament are bound up together. There wasn't anything that I had to do.

My music is really about people connecting with their identities, even if they aren't Jewish.

The religious lifestyle keeps you focused. It's helpful when trying to manoeuvre through the music scene.

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