Growing up in Ireland, there are a lot of aspects of God that hang in the air. And my music reflects that. — Hozier Copy Share Image
I spent quite a bit of time in choirs, growing up, and in the world-touring music group Anuna. — Hozier Copy Share Image
I am a politically motivated person, and that will come through in the music. — Hozier Copy Share Image
I was always drawn to gospel music and the roots of African-American music. It's the foundation of rock and roll. — Hozier Copy Share Image
As I listened more and more to the music that moved me, I gained more fascination with America. — Hozier Copy Share Image
I was essentially raised on blues music. My dad was a blues musician around Dublin when I was a baby, so the… — Hozier Copy Share Image
I know I'm not the kind of music that's going to have tons of screaming fans, and I'm not gonna be everyone's… — Hozier Copy Share Image
Biggest musical influences would be people like Nina Simone and Tom Waits. A huge amount of writers like Leslie Feist and Paul… — Hozier Copy Share Image
To be honest, the biggest reason I write music and became a musician was to create the amount of joy that I… — Hozier Copy Share Image
My dad was a blues musician around Dublin when I was a baby, so the only music I would listen to growing… — Hozier Copy Share Image
All songs, all pieces of art, reflect the world that they were made in and the values of those artists and the… — Hozier Copy Share Image
It's kind of strange to hear your songs sung back to you! You get a big insight into what people connect to,… — Hozier Copy Share Image
I love making music, but if you make something that inspires somebody else to make something, without getting too airy-fairy, you've contributed… — Hozier Copy Share Image
I love the sound of voices singing together, congregational singing, anything like gospel, or folk, or sea shanties. I spent quite a… — Hozier Copy Share Image
I had a fascination with the roots of African American music. That would have been my first education in music. I had… — 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
Truth be told, I'm not all that comfortable with celebrity culture. That was always something that baffled me, the obsession over fame.… — Hozier Copy Share Image
If I could, I'd sing old French songs or American folk music, but I sure as hell can't do it as well… — 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
I've definitely received a lot of support in Nashville; it's a huge music town. I like country music. Like any genre I'm… — Hozier Copy Share Image
I have very strong feelings about a lot of things. I am sometimes reluctant to come straight to the forefront with it.… — Hozier Copy Share Image
It's so easy to look forward when you're travelling; you spend your life looking forward, thinking, 'What's next? When do I get… — 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
