I play Irish popular music, yeah? Calling it folk is like putting it in a box. It's a living tradition, you know?

There's an art to playing live. It's a great feeling. It's indescribable. It's what I love. I wouldn't do it if I didn't enjoy it.

What I do is I'm a bandleader, frontman, entertainer.

Petitions are ridiculous.

All I can do is go by the words of Christ, who was the only talker we had, for f - 's sake. Buddha didn't speak. The Holy Ghost didn't speak. But I think it all boils down to the same thing - it's all about unity, love, compassion.

When I'm writing a song, it gives me more actual pleasure to hear someone else sing it than do it meself.

I play Irish popular music, yeah? Calling it folk is like putting it in a box. It's a living tradition, you know?