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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 was essentially raised on blues music. My dad was a blues musician around Dublin when I was a baby, so the only music I would listen to growing up was John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters. It's music that feels like home to me. "

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" I didn't know what to expect of real America. What shocked me was the diversity of it and how different every city is. But also just how polite and usually good-willed and optimistic most Americans are. "

" I always thought of myself as a very, very obscure artist. "

" I try to be happy. I try to face things without regret or make sure that I'm happy with things and leave nothing unsaid if I can. "

" Governments do not care about your Facebook-assembled opinion. Incompetent politicians don't read your tweets; there are reasons for them being out of touch. Change does not come about for 'likes' on a page, though the ideas for it may start there. "

" My hair grows into a fuzz ball - I just wanted it to grow downwards rather than outwards - but then I realized I couldn't play guitar with it that way. I couldn't do anything day-to-day without my hair getting in my mouth or my eyes or my food, so I just started tying it back, long before I knew what a man bun was. "

" 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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Amazing

" I spent quite a bit of time in choirs, growing up, and in the world-touring music group Anuna. "

" I just hate getting my hair cut. "

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

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

" By nature, I'm an awkward person; I'm a gangly introvert. "

" I love a good party - but I'm not all that attracted to a celebrity lifestyle. "

" If I don't think something's worth saying, I don't think it's quite there, I'd rather just not say it, to be honest. In that case, I'd rather wait 'till the thought is ready, 'till I feel like I'm happy with everything. "

" I don't like false happy endings, and I don't think the real world is such a forgiving place. "

Hozier

Place

Happy

" I was definitely drawn to the mythology of one man, one voice, and one guitar. "

" You grow up and recognize that in any educated secular society, there's no excuse for ignorance. You have to recognize in yourself, and challenge yourself, that if you see racism or homophobia or misogyny in a secular society, as a member of that society, you should challenge it. You owe it to the betterment of society. "

" It's funny: Your relationship changes with a song over time. After a year or so, you're a different person, so your songs, you don't connect with them like you did. "

" I remember writing lyrics for 'Take Me to Church' for a long time before I even had a song in mind for. It's not that I was trying to write that song for a year, but sometimes you just kind of collect lyrical and musical ideas and don't actually complete the song until you feel like they work together and have a home. "

" Blues is a very physical music. "

" I used to almost not look forward to recording, because it was like, 'Okay, what am I going to have to sacrifice?' "

Hozier

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Forward

" The public discourse online is not done through the polite language of debate. "

" I'm reading a lot of poetry because it's a lot easier to dip in and dip out when you've got 10 minutes to yourself. "

" I look at all good things with a bit of a dark lens, I suppose, especially with something like love. "

" 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?' "

" 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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Church

Strong

" I dabbled with faith, and I explored religion quite thoroughly. "