I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there before that.
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Music is spiritual. The music business is not.
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I never bought the commercial thing, at any stage of the game.
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Singing is my profession - there is no plan B.
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I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good.
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My records do not require a lot of thought of 'What is this?' and 'What is that?' That would be too contrived for me.
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If you're a pop singer, you don't need to evolve. You just get a set together, have some hit songs and play them over and over.
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For a long time, I couldn't actually deal with playing concerts; it was a totally alien concept to me, 'cause I was used to playing in clubs and dance halls.