Irish artists have a tradition of being very heavily engaged in what is happening in their own society. So it was important that they had a voice.

When I grew up in Ireland in the seventies there was no such thing as therapy...I mean we didn't even have cappuccinos until 1998! So for me music was therapy, it was also the place where one could speak about himself, where he was allowed to speak about his traumatic experiences.

What pisses me off is when I've got seven or eight record company fat pig men sitting there telling me what to wear.

As a parent, I don't really want my child to know about all this horrible violence that people seem to be wanting to tell them every time they go to buy some candy.

Minors should not be exposed to what is going on in the so-called news.

Every pore of you is crying and you don't even understand why or what. I actually kind of died and got born again as a result of taking the meds and having a chance to, you know, build a life.

When you dishonor the the utter glory and majesty of black people, you lie. Your heart lies to you and you let it