I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there before that.

Shivers up and down my spine It's a feeling so divine Let me go back for a while Got to go back for a while To that magic time.

A lot of things come together to make up a song. It's just images.

I think I opened up an area with Astral Weeks that hit a lot of peoples' nerves. But you can't really say that they're my favorite songs.

I like to see people reaching back for the roots and for the reason why. Not intellectually, but just for the gut feeling of what it's all about.

I felt kind of bored at the prospect of writing some more of my own songs because I really wasn't saying what I wanted to say.

What I like is natural music. It's like I was born with a gift to do something naturally, which I have no choice but to followup on.