Ayahuasca is a brew that's made from the vine, which is the hallucinogenic element. And then there's also this leaf from a bush. And the vine is supposed to be the masculine and the bush is supposed to be the… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
I was a sound engineer, and all of these gurus and shamans would come, and I would record the workshops they were teaching. And I took part in a shamanic journeying workshop, and this woman leading the workshop had brought… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
I remember reading a book that was on songwriting at some point that I found in my dad's store, and just... I did not relate at all. I've always hated structure of all kinds, it just doesn't work for me. I can never fit into the schedules of other people. It's like putting a schedule on your song, and it… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share
There's a Buddhist story about the guy who wants to be enlightened, and then he gets a cow and a wife and a child,… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
Before I had a kid, I was off in some kind of cosmic state all of the time, and thinking about the world beyond,… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
Where you go to these really good schools, and it's all about preparing for the next step of success. That was never even on my radar. My job is to explore the world, because this is my one life, you know? That's totally how I see it. But I came to Yale just being like, Yeah, now I get to… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share
Like the oxytocin you get as a mom makes you forget everything constantly. And I'm a totally different person after having a kid. — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
Why even live? If that's your goal, if you're just clamoring your way to the top, I mean, why even have a life? Somebody… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
I started off in architecture, and I just couldn't fit into the vibe there. I just felt more at home in the Art Department,… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
When I was working at Omega, I took this Zen retreat, where you're quiet, you don't say anything for a week, and this guy there said, "You're going to be enlightened at the end of this week, that's my goal." I was the engineer, so I was recording everything at it was happening, but I was also participating, because I… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share
I remember there was this one lady shaman who said that having children puts a hole in your soul. And the only way to… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
Most of the musicians that I'm playing with now have jazz backgrounds, so they're comfortable with improvisation. And they all know to make eye… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
You've got to deal with the world with all of its troubles, while you've still got this alternate image. It's not about being in… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
So Nemerov showed us this picture, which is of Apollo flaying Marcius. You don't think of Apollo as being the sort of person who would skin someone alive. But the story behind it was that there was this guy who was a really great musician, and all the women loved him, and people started saying he was the best musician… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share
