He spent the years 1995 – 1998 in a "spiritual meandering", about which he said, "Being an artist is not all creativity.
hiː spˈɛnt ðə jˈɪɹz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ɪn ˈeɪ "spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl miːˈændɚɹɪŋ", ɐbˌaʊt wˌɪtʃ hiː sˈɛd, "bˌiːɪŋ ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪst ɪz nˌɑːt ˈɔːl kɹiːˌeɪtˈɪvᵻɾi.