The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport.

Let me purify my thoughts and words and deeds that I may be a vehicle for thee.

Have I told you lately that I love you, have I told you lately there's no one above you. Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness, ease my troubles, that's what you do.

I'd been performing in bands since I was 12 which represented, at that point, about 16 years of playing music.

Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music with a beat.

I realized I was growing up or something like that. You have responsibilities...you've got to think about getting your act together. I didn't even know what it had been doing to me. I didn't realize how dangerous it was. People talked in terms of drugs and I used to think in terms of...well in Ireland, everybody drinks. Nobody gives it a second thought. You're Irish number one and you're a drinker number two. That's the first two things about us Irish.

This Hollywood ain't no good, I would rather be like Robin Hood.