Damien Rice

Music enables me to cleanse and shed the things that I feel are holding me back from growing, or growing up. ”

I opened up every can of worms I could. I got to the place where I would peel back one layer, and then another layer, and the stuff that would come up underneath was so inspiring, it made me want to write about it. ”

There are a bunch of songs that I think are beautiful recordings, and I'm proud of them, but I've no interest in listening to them. ”

I was on paper earning more money and having more success than I'd ever had. And it was also the most miserable I've ever been. When those things collided, I realised something was off. That's when I started poking around to figure out what was wrong. ”

I don't have a craving for money. And I don't have a craving for fame. ”

Being able to walk out of the studio after a week of intense recording and jump into a cold sea and sit in a hot spring and soak for a few hours completely resets the whole system. Really refreshing. For me, it's all about stepping out of the ordinary. Even psychically. ”

I just don't like to do a lot of the normal things expected of other artists. I'm not trying to be difficult; I'm just trying to stick with what it is I want to do. ”

Everyone is capable of everything. ”

I want to get comfortable with my insecurities until I am no longer insecure. I want to be comfortable in my skin so that I do not need to dump any of my discomfort onto someone else in the form of judgment. ”

Sometimes you have to step away from what you love in order to learn how to love it again. ”