Explain the feeling of transition....
Reversing a river.
What was the best part of being a touring musician?
Making deep lasting friendships with people all over the world.
What does a great day look like?
Key ingredients: Meals and creation with best friends and lots of laughter.
What's your advice for someone who is thinking of becoming a professional musician?
Don't drink and don't do drugs. There's no need to lower your vibration. Instead, learn your craft. Use the nerves. Nervousness and excitement are really the same thing.
You are considering a career change..... what are some of your fears?
That I've forgotten what it means to begin. I haven't, but reversing a river takes time and effort.
What is the best advice you ever received?
You can do anything you truly put your mind to. Treat everyone you meet with the same respect, and always fall up the stairs.
If you could ask god one question what would it be?
I know I said I could handle all of this before I got here, but did I mention how?
How do you feel about sex, drugs and rock and roll?
It's an old archetype. Why not reinvent the wheel and make it about good health, love, and creation?
What does love feel like?
Infallible, constant, unchanging. A chair lift next to stairs that carries you when you can't walk.
What is paradise?
Truly connecting with people.
You have 4 hours in a airport, what do you do?
Take the opportunity to be still... and probably write a letter.
Tell me one Nico fun fact....
I can parallel park a sixteen-foot truck at night in New York City.
What did you learn from living in New York City?
How to be punctual.