Come Up And Be A Kite, On

I Think That Music Is Something That Surpasses Trends, Fashions; Music Is Something Much Deeper.

Even Just Making Albums - Which Was More Within The Structure That I've Worked In For Years - You Have No Idea How People Will Respond. You Don't Know If It'll Be Any Good Whatsoever. It Can Be Terrifying.

[for Before The Dawn] It Was In The Hands Of A Fantastic Drummer And Percussionist And Who Drove It Into Another Moment In Time. It's Such A Poignant Song And It Was Transformed Into Entirely Different Beast.

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.

I've Read A Couple Of Things That I Was Sort Of Close To Having A Nervous Breakdown. But I Don't Think I Was. I Was Very, Very Tired. It Was A Really Difficult Time.