Ireland and America, music-wise, are very closely related. The Irish came over with their fiddles in hand, and you can hear it in the bluegrass and rockabilly. I love it when music from different countries combine. Imelda May americabluegrassclosely share on social
I remember once doing a gig in Ireland, and there was a woman jumping around and screaming, 'I don't know what this is but I love it!' I thought that was a nice compliment. Imelda May complimentgigireland Change image and share on social
I love people with strong convictions, because we are living in a very PC world. You can't crack a joke without it being in the headlines. Imelda May convictioncrackheadline Change image and share on social
I don't do grey. I like my colour, my style. Imelda May colourgreystyle Change image and share on social
I'm lucky to come from a very musical family. If you put a record on and turn the volume up, there's a pretty good chance you'll have a lot of people dancing very quickly. Imelda May chancedancefamily Change image and share on social
Music was always part of my life - my mother says I came out singing. I wanted to be Gene Kelly - or Judy Garland. Imelda May garlandgenejudy Change image and share on social
I'm not comparing myself at all to him, but I like the idea that Ernest Hemingway always wrote about certain things he knew, he knew the ins and outs, back to fronts of what he was talking about. I love that as an inspiration for myself, to keep it true to what you know. Imelda May backcompareerne share on social
With great artists like Elvis, sometimes the songs weren't the greatest thing about him. When I tried to perform some of the songs, I noticed some of the tunes weren't all that brilliant, but it was the performance that sold them. Imelda May artistbrilliantelvis share on social
I love to look back, but I don't want my music to be nostalgic. I want it to have the same vibrancy that the music I love had when it came out. I'm trying to get that electricity. Imelda May backelectricitylove Change image and share on social
When I tell people that I lost my baby weight through breastfeeding, they think I'm exaggerating. But it was brilliant for that. It is great for bonding with your baby. It is hard when no one else can feed her, but it was worth it for me. I loved it. Imelda May babybondbreastfeed share on social