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

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music...

Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

My ambition when I started out was to play two or three gigs a week....

My ambition when I started out was to play two or three gigs a week....

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...

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...

What you see is what you get.

What you see is what you get.

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...

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.

The only element of jazz that I keep is improvisation.

The only element of jazz that I keep is improvisation.

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.