How agreeable are you?
I’m quite agreeable. In general, I’d say that’s my default setting. I suppose I’ve always tried to be a bit of a team player, so I’m agreeable to go with the flow until or unless something upsets the flow. At those points, I’ll tune in and go, er, hold on a sec.
What’s your middle name and what do you think of it?
It’s Allan, and I like it because it was my dad’s first name, although that was spelled Alan. I guess he was trying to be a bit fancy, adding the extra letter, or maybe he was having ideas above his station.
Where is your favourite place in Ireland?
I like Co Wicklow. I spent a little bit of time there writing with Tony Rogers, our keyboard player, who lived there for about 25 years. We rented a cottage in a place called Hollywood, and we had a great time writing songs that would end up on our 2008 album, You Cross My Path.
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