Growing up, I always saw the hypocrisy of the Catholic church. The history speaks for itself, and I grew incredibly frustrated and… — Hozier Copy Share Image
I'm not sure if every song will be 'Take Me to Church,' but I can only hope that people enjoy the body… — Hozier Copy Share Image
The success of 'Take Me To Church,' I never imagined it. I never imagined that it would work on radio, that it… — Hozier Copy Share Image
I figured the songs wouldn't make much of a splash. I didn't think 'Take Me To Church' would play on the radio… — Hozier Copy Share Image
The church is an organisation that institutionalises an aversion to homosexuality, it institutionalises gender inequality and it speaks from a place of… — Hozier Copy Share Image
Sexuality, and sexual orientation - regardless of orientation - is just natural. An act of sex is one of the most human… — Hozier Copy Share Image
It sounds like I'm joking when I say it, but when I wrote 'Take Me To Church' and a lot of these… — Hozier Copy Share Image
The way I did the first album... the way I wrote 'Church'... was just to trust my instincts with the music and… — Hozier Copy Share Image
I am a politically motivated person, and that will come through in the music. I'm not sure if every song will be… — Hozier Copy Share Image
There are a few Irish writers who have a very strong influence on me, especially on the 'Take Me to Church' EP. — Hozier Copy Share Image
I would love to get in trouble with the Catholic Church. I'm not religious myself, but my issue is with the organization.… — Hozier Copy Share Image
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… — Hozier Copy Share Image
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… — Hozier Copy Share Image
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… — Hozier Copy Share Image
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… — Hozier Copy Share Image
The public discourse online is not done through the polite language of debate. — Hozier Copy Share Image
I am absolutely behind equal rights but I am also bridging the gap between cultural mentality and society's mindset as there are huge amount… — Hozier Copy Share Image
I think all that we would know of America back home is foreign policy, and maybe the snippets of the madness of political culture. — Hozier Copy Share Image
I think it's very hard to write things about being joyful. I find that quite difficult. I think when you're happy, you don't want… — Hozier Copy Share Image
