Over in the UK, the music press can be brutal. They can say wonderful things about you one week, and the next week, you're in the can.
My first language is Gaelic.
My core beliefs revolve around the idea that we should live to the best of our abilities-we should live and let live.
The minuses of celebrity include having to live with security and the knowledge that you may be stalked.
There is no formula to it. Writing every song is a little journey. The first note has to lift you.