Andrew Hozier-Byrne Quotes
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I was never academically driven in English, but, again, Tom Waits is a perfect example of an influence. He writes so immaculately and paints so perfectly a world and the characters within it. There are writers like that who are my influences: vivid and gifted storytellers.
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Some of the earlier stuff I did in studio with producers was very pop-directed, which I was uncomfortable with.
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There's not a lot of room for thinking in popular culture; there's not a lot of room for being conflicted.
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I didn't even have that many close LGBT friends or anything like that, but I suppose it was growing up and becoming aware of how you are in a cultural landscape that is blatantly homophobic... you turn around and say, 'Why did I grow up in a homophobic place? Why did I grow up in a misogynistic place?'
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The success of 'Take Me To Church,' I never imagined it. I never imagined that it would work on radio, that it would find its way onto the charts, even at home and certainly not in America.
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I'm still finding my feet in many ways as a performer. I'm not an extrovert, and certainly the attention isn't what drew me to it, and I find that quite jarring at times. I used to stress a lot about shows and get palpitations before shows, but eventually you learn to love it, and it is a thrill.
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I think it all started with Nina Simone. When I was maybe seven or eight, I used to listen to one of her albums every night before I went to sleep. For me, her voice was everything.
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It's so easy to look forward when you're travelling; you spend your life looking forward, thinking, 'What's next? When do I get time to work on my music again? Or when do I get time to get my 'normal' life back?'
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I spent quite a bit of time in choirs, growing up, and in the world-touring music group Anuna.
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If I could, I'd sing old French songs or American folk music, but I sure as hell can't do it as well as Mississippi John Hurt - no way in hell am I getting near that!
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I feel my duty is to make music.
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Religion wasn't imposed on me. I dabbled with faith, and I explored religion quite thoroughly.
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I am a politically motivated person, and that will come through in the music.
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I love making music, but if you make something that inspires somebody else to make something, without getting too airy-fairy, you've contributed to the zeitgeist in some way, and that's just an amazing feeling.
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There are a few Irish writers who have a very strong influence on me, especially on the 'Take Me to Church' EP.
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The main thing is, I can't stay up late partying when I'm on tour. That's not good for my voice or my health in general.
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I will play around with an idea for a very long time until it's found it's feet and it's good enough to become a song.
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I try to face things without regret, or make sure that I'm happy with things and leave nothing unsaid if I can.
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It was amazing for me to even perform at the Grammys, but to do so alongside Annie Lennox was a truly incredible honor.
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Certainly in the case of having to answer questions about where a song comes from, it's a hell of a lot easier when you say, 'I've removed myself from it.' But they start from quite a personal place. They always do.
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Much of social media can be seen as the 'News of me.' It's not so much a platform for connecting and sharing as it is a platform for advertising the idea of yourself you want to portray to others: the image of yourself you want to project.
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Social media is an advertisement for the superficial extroverted self.
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For me growing up, I had a Christian upbringing, and I just noticed this Catholic influence in school.
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It's kind of strange to hear your songs sung back to you! You get a big insight into what people connect to, what's moving to people or what songs people are really into.