I went back to Belfast and started a club, the Maritime. No one had thought about doing a blues club, so I was the first.

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

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

What you see is what you get.

What you see is what you get.

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...

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...

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 just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

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...

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...

I never paid attention to what was contemporary or what was commercial, it didn't mean...

I never paid attention to what was contemporary or what was commercial, it didn't mean...

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.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete...

Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

Hearing the blues changed my life.

Hearing the blues changed my life.