 The liner notes for his album "Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic" (1999) featured a message about the cruelty involved in wool production.He became a Jehovah's Witness in 2001, following a two-year debate with bassist Larry Graham, who became his mentor and a close friend at this time.He did not consider it a conversion but a "realization", comparing it to Morpheus and Neo in "The Matrix".