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" Truth be told, I'm not all that comfortable with celebrity culture. That was always something that baffled me, the obsession over fame. I don't think that's a reason why anyone should get into making music. "

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" It sounds like I'm joking when I say it, but when I wrote 'Take Me To Church' and a lot of these things, I didn't think they would be hits. I thought I was writing for a potentially smaller audience. "

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Church

Thought

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" Religion wasn't imposed on me. "

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Imposed

" Being in a studio is quite a creative and energetic process. "

" We have such a culture of discrimination and hatred, and one that has scapegoats and affects people so extremely. That's something that very easily crosses borders. "

" There's not a lot of room for thinking in popular culture; there's not a lot of room for being conflicted. "

" It was a rural upbringing by the seaside. A real quiet place surrounded by fields. I had to travel into town for school and stuff like that. "

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Quiet

Place

" I think my parents took me to see Sting when I was very, very young. "

" 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! "

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

Hozier

Sacrifice

Forward

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Religion wasn't imposed on me. I dabbled with faith, and I explored religion quite thoroughly. "

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Faith

Thoroughly

" I've been a total Tom Waits dork for a long, long time. "

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People

Huge

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" I was always drawn to gospel music and the roots of African-American music. It's the foundation of rock and roll. "

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Late

Voice

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People

Hope