I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.
“It wasn't so long ago that it was not popular to speak Gaelic in Ireland because the areas that Gaelic is spoken in were much poorer areas.”
“For some reason I've been labeled that and it's fine, but there are a lot of other artists that sing real traditional stuff, so I don't know why they picked me. That's what I've always done.”