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" The first time I heard Tom Waits, it was like everything just flipped. It was just this fascination with him. My cousin showed me 'Small Change,' and I just couldn't get over that this was a white guy singing. "

Hozier

Time

White

Small

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Influence

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Personal

Try

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Want

Kind

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" It's a surreal experience filming promotion with Ryan Seacrest and meeting Top 40 pop artists. "

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Happy

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New York

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