BACKYARD BUDDHIST I sleep in on Sundays because usually I had a gig the night before. I get up around noon. The first thing I do is check my phone. Then I throw on some cutoff sweats and go into the backyard and chant for like 10 or 15 minutes. I’m a Buddhist, so it’s Buddhist chanting. I’m lucky that we have a beautiful private backyard. Mostly I chant about willing things in life, about how everything you might want, you are the person who can create it. I try to be consistent about it. I’ve had days where I’ve had to run right out the door to a gig and I don’t get the chance, but Sundays are usually a slower pace, so I can take my time. Every time I chant, I am telling you, something amazing happens.