• Q What album would you bring to a desert island with you?
  • A Bill Evans, From Left To Right - it's just the right mix of artistry and schmaltz for me
  • Q Single most embarrassing album you ever bought?
  • A For many reasons, not least of which is the band they've now become, Metallica's 'And Justice For All'
  • Q If you could rob the vocal chords of any singer, who would it be?
  • A Paul Buchanan. Although the way my vocal chords are aging, I'll sound like him before long
  • Q What song is your specialty at a karaoke?
  • A Fish Fry by Big Black
  • Q If you could erase one act from existence, who would it be?
  • A I'm too much of a softie to want to erase anyone from existence, but I do wish U2 would put themselves out to pasture
  • Q Out of all the venues in Ireland, where’s your favourite?
  • A The Olympia - the sound is good, it's just the right size, and I've seen so many amazing gigs there
  • Q Tell us something about you that people don’t know.
  • A I play really bad jazz guitar
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