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

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

I'm not going to waste my time trying 'break' America, you know what I mean? Too many people have died trying to break America. America doesn't break unless it wants to.

Cram as much pleasure as you can into life, and rail against the pain that you have to suffer as a result.

I drink because I'm thirsty.

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

Petitions are ridiculous.