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Here a tower shining brightOnce stood gleaming in the nightWhere now There's just the rubble in the holefrom "White City


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There is drinking in lots of the songs because there is drinking in life. Drinking stimulates the imagination.



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When I'm writing a song, it gives me more actual pleasure to hear someone else sing it than do it meself.



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I'm not so much a rock star, d'ya know what I mean? I play Irish music. There's really no age when you stop playing Irish music. Even if I retired from playing onstage, I'd still be singing in pubs.



I don't believe in the Holy Trinity - but I do believe in the Holy Ghost. The Holy Spook is just a friendly way of saying Holy Ghost.

I don't believe in the Holy Trinity - but I do believe in the Holy Ghost. The Holy Spook is just a friendly way of saying Holy Ghost.



There's an art to playing live. It's a great feeling. It's indescribable. It's what I love. I wouldn't do it if I didn't enjoy it.

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