RYTERBAND

I believe in authenticity. My journey in music is, in truth, a journey into authenticity.
I believe in change. I believe everything is always changing. We ARE change. “Transitional moments” are just moments when change is more obvious.
I believe in connection. Intimacy. Vulnerability. I believe we all deserve to be loved.
I believe in a different kind of confidence. Feeling safe without staying safe. Feeling at home anywhere.
I believe in wonder. I believe in awe. I believe in childlike curiosity and fresh ways of experiencing the world.
I believe that creativity comes from a mysterious place beyond the person. I believe that the deeper we listen, the more broadly we are connected to all things. I make music because I have no choice.
I believe that there is space between everything and everything else, and that space is holy and pregnant and waiting for you.
I believe in perseverance. I believe in discipline. I believe there is a paradoxical relationship between will and surrender. I strive, even though sometimes it seems that there is no such thing as “striving.”
I believe that the structure of reality doesn’t exist. There is no foundation. Just pointers to pointers to pointers. We are building the world every time we open our eyes.

May you realize your creative potential. May you trust yourself even when you don’t trust yourself. May you show who you are even when every part of you wants to run away.