In order to win you must be prepared to lose sometime. And leave one or two cards showing.

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

When I first started drinking, everybody was doing it. That was before they discovered marijuana and all that. It was the late 50s, early 60s - it was the beginnings of the rock 'n' roll era. The main drink was like wine. And even that was a romantic throwback to something.

It's real difficult to pin down directions. I just want to do collaboration-tape stuff.

The music I really like to get off on is the old rhythm 'n' blues and rock 'n' roll stuff... that's what I really dig. And I also dig to sing ballads as well. And I also dig writing my own songs. I was just trying to find a way of integrating the whole thing, taking a look at the total picture.

Meet them halfway with love, peace, and persuasion, and expect them to rise for the occasion.

There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.