Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

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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...

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 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...

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...

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'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 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.

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

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

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

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...

There's always got to be a struggle. What else is there? That's what life is...

There's always got to be a struggle. What else is there? That's what life is...

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...

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.

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

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