Joyous Sound evolved from a gospel influence. Actually it evolved out of sitting at a piano and just picking out a riff, a gospel type riff. It just seemed to come joyously-something about the song, about living in another place of joyous sounds. I'm not quite sure-that's one I'm trying to analyze. It just came out.

If my heart could do my thinking, would my brain begin to feel?

[Being alcoholic] you're either too high or you're too low. I mean, I was always looking for the bell to ring. I was always waiting for that bell.

You come into my dreams from a whisper to a scream.

Become enraptured by the sights and sounds in intrigue of nature and beauty, come along with me and take it all in. Come here my love.

I've never felt like I was born with a silver spoon at all, although I've felt like howling at the moon a lot of times!

I went back to Belfast and started a club, the Maritime. No one had thought about doing a blues club, so I was the first.