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.

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

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

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

Everyone drinks..........Well, unless they don't.

You can’t hate people unless you love them.

I'm not so much a rock star, d'ya know what I mean? I play Irish music. There's really no age when you stop playing Irish music. Even if I retired from playing onstage, I'd still be singing in pubs.