As a developing musician, skiffle became a platform for me to start playing music.

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I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there...

I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there...

Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity...

Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity...

I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm...

I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm...

I'd love to live in Ireland but I'd like to live as me, not what...

I'd love to live in Ireland but I'd like to live as me, not what...

I'm very lucky, I'm happy with life because my experiences led me to do what...

I'm very lucky, I'm happy with life because my experiences led me to do what...

I write songs. Then, I record them. And, later, maybe I perform them on stage....

I write songs. Then, I record them. And, later, maybe I perform them on stage....

I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over...

I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over...

I went back to Belfast and started a club, the Maritime. No one had thought...

I went back to Belfast and started a club, the Maritime. No one had thought...

From the dark end of the street -- To the bright side of the road...

From the dark end of the street -- To the bright side of the road...

Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it.

Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it.

When I started you were more in touch with the people you were playing to....

When I started you were more in touch with the people you were playing to....

The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.

The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.

You take stuff from different places, and sometimes you stick a line in because it...

You take stuff from different places, and sometimes you stick a line in because it...

I understood jazz, I understood how it worked. That's what I apply to everything.

I understood jazz, I understood how it worked. That's what I apply to everything.

In order to win you must be prepared to lose sometime. And leave one or...

In order to win you must be prepared to lose sometime. And leave one or...

You've got to separate the singer and the songs.

You've got to separate the singer and the songs.

The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At...

The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At...