He has a B.A. in Music and Environmental Studies from Antioch College.
When he was 12 years old he was in a production of Fiddler On The Roof in Santa Barbara, California, with actor Blake Berris, Flamenco dancer and model Timo Nuñez, and pop star Katy Perry.
He plays guitar, piano, bass, drums, and flute.
He has been arrested twice at environmental and anti-war demonstrations.
He studied permaculture on an ecovillage in Oregon.
He is a master martial artist in Soo Bahk Do, a Korean style of martial arts. He has been with his teacher, Master D.K. Chang, since he was ten years old.