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Irish Folk Is Probably The Biggest Influence Musically That I've Ever Had. My Mother's Irish. And When I Was Very Young, Both My Brothers Were Very Into Traditional Music, English And Irish. They Were Always Playing Music, So I Was Always Brought Up With It.

To Say That You Like Music Is A Bit Like Saying Youlike The Whole World.

Whatever Is Going On In Your Life When You're Writing Has To Somehow Seep Into Your Work.

When You'd Buy Vinyl, You'd Have This Lovely-sized Object With A Lovely Picture, And You'd Read The Lyrics And Usually There Was Something Artistic That Went With It.

I Saw Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, Which I Thought Was A Masterpiece. Not That Long Ago, I Listened To Blackstar By David Bowie And Thought That Was A Masterpiece. Those Are Two Incredibly Talented People Who've Left Their Mark With Us.