What I do is I'm a bandleader, frontman, entertainer.

Cram as much pleasure as you can into life, and rail against the pain that you have to suffer as a result.

I drink because I'm thirsty.

I've been a babe magnet for quite a while now.

You can’t hate people unless you love them.

Everyone drinks..........Well, unless they don't.

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

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

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.

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.

The future doesn't belong to the light-hearted. It belongs to the brave.

You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

To halve the number of times that other people hurt you: halve the number of expectations that you have from other people.

Chess is mental torture.

To be able to analyze plays and novels is so relevant to acting.

To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.

Silence always gives consent.

My philosophy in life is that you only live once. Live life to its fullest.

If you get enough sleep, cut back on cigarettes and red meat, you look better the next day