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" I've definitely received a lot of support in Nashville; it's a huge music town. I like country music. Like any genre I'm largely unfamiliar with, there are elements I really enjoy and elements that go over my head. "

Hozier

Music

Head

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Think

Culture

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" Either somebody has equal rights, or they don't. And certainly in the Irish constitution, marriage is genderless. There's no mention of a man and a woman. "

" The best vocalists I can think of are female. There is no singer I can think of who can touch Ella Fitzgerald. And when Billie Holiday sings, she's merciless about it. Her voice has just this immaculate sadness - even in happy songs, there was something that was so broken about it. "

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" I remember one of the first albums I got was an album called 'Thin Lizzy: Live and Dangerous.' "

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Hozier

Church

Strong

" 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. "

" I like playing with light and shade. I like saying awful things in very pretty ways. "

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Hozier

Religion

Imposed

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" I feel my duty is to make music. "

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Incredible

Amazing

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" There are a lot of recurring themes that I resonated with when I read 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.' "

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