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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Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

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...

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 just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

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...

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 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...

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....

There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.

There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.

I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

If you're a pop singer, you don't need to evolve. You just get a set...

If you're a pop singer, you don't need to evolve. You just get a set...

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.

Baby, if you'll let me, here's what I'll do I'll take care of you.

Baby, if you'll let me, here's what I'll do I'll take care of you.

What you see is what you get.

What you see is what you get.