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Growing up, I was brought up around Irish music, Irish traditions.

My dad's music was a great inspiration to me.

The first music I was ever exposed to was Irish folk music, like the Clancy Brothers. My father plays that and Christmas songs.

My mother - the Irish side of the family - was very musical. My mother was a singer; there was music around the house all the time.

I started hitching about the country when I was 16 or 17 years old. I found the music that was played around the country - Irish music - had a particular resonance.

Music was very influential on me as a kid.

My father's music was influential. My place is my place. I must be myself and who I am.

My mother and dad loved music, were very much into music.

My dad was a huge Bob Dylan fan, so we listened to his music, Cat Stevens, Simon & Garfunkel, and all that kind of stuff.

Listening to all these different musical genres from all over the world and listening to my father's record collection, the Irish folk influences from home. Of course they're all in there somewhere hiding within the lyrics and melodies. But rap music was the biggest influence on my way of writing and my performing.