Hip-hop has been the guiding light of my life as a musician and a music fan. It's the one common thread through all of it from the time I bought my first record probably. It's always been there.

When I started out making music I thought it was about thrills and adding layers, but I realized I want to focus on saying the most with the least.

The hip-hop aesthetic and the way it's produced always motivated me. Alongside that I was still wanting to make great traditional songs because I've never had any desire to rap. My love of hip-hop is driven by my love of rappers, but it was built out of my love of producers.

I never looked at being a musician any different than waking up one day and wanting to be an accountant or a lawyer.

I was never a 'sit down with a notepad and write lyrics' kind of person.

Food in Dublin has gotten immeasurably better than it was. When I was a kid, there weren't a lot of options. Now you're overwhelmed with options.

I've traveled quite a lot and become a coffee nut.