Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity to just have a jam, skiffle is what I love to play.

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I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm...

A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm...

It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in America where...

It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in America where...

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...

What you see is what you get.

What you see is what you get.

I learnt from Armstrong on the early recordings that you never sang a song the...

I learnt from Armstrong on the early recordings that you never sang a song the...

Hearing the blues changed my life.

Hearing the blues changed my life.

If it's what you do and you can do it, then you do it.

If it's what you do and you can do it, then you do it.

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 don't feel comfortable doing interviews. My profession is music, and writing songs. That's what...

I don't feel comfortable doing interviews. My profession is music, and writing songs. That's what...

You can't stay the same. If you're a musician and a singer, you have to...

You can't stay the same. If you're a musician and a singer, you have to...

When I started studying tenor saxophone as a kid in Belfast, I did so with...

When I started studying tenor saxophone as a kid in Belfast, I did so with...

I never bought the commercial thing, at any stage of the game.

I never bought the commercial thing, at any stage of the game.

I've never felt like I was born with a silver spoon at all, although I've...

I've never felt like I was born with a silver spoon at all, although I've...

I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

I always record far more than I can use. There's probably twice as much recorded...

I always record far more than I can use. There's probably twice as much recorded...

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...

Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.

Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.

When you can be your own best audience and when your applause is the best...

When you can be your own best audience and when your applause is the best...

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on.

Who knows how long I've loved you, you know I love you still. Will I...

Who knows how long I've loved you, you know I love you still. Will I...

Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by...

Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by...

Being in a relationship is a never ending fight. Problem is most people 'Throw in...

Being in a relationship is a never ending fight. Problem is most people 'Throw in...