In a YouTube video Hozier says: “I think I saw like, like a painting of a Shrike. A Shrike is a type of bird… an interesting little bird of prey that would kill a mouse, or a small lizard – and hangs it and crucifies it onto a thorn bush or a barbed wire fence… and eats it there. So it kind of makes it home in thorn bushes… you can identify a Shrike’s nest just by the sight of crucified small animals around it.” In talking about the lyrics he said: “Characterizing somebody as a thorn bush… I don’t know how or why… but I definitely – it was one of those ones where I wanted to write a… read more
In a YouTube video Hozier says: “I think I saw like, like a painting of a Shrike. A Shrike is a type of bird… an interesting little bird of prey that… read more
In a YouTube video Hozier says: “I think I saw like, like a painting of a Shrike. A Shrike is a type of bird… an interesting little bird of prey that would kill a mouse, or a small lizar… read more
Andrew Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known mononymously as Hozier, is an Irish musician and singer-songwriter from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. In 2013 he released his debut EP, featuring the hit single "Take Me to Church", and his second EP "From Eden" in 2014. His debut studio album, "Hozier", was released in Ireland in September 2014 and globally in October 2014. Hozier was born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. His mother is the visual artist Raine Hozier-Byrne (who also designed his latest album cover). He began a degree in music at Trinity… read more
Andrew Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known mononymously as Hozier, is an Irish musician and singer-songwriter from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. In 2013 he released his debut EP, feat… read more
Andrew Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known mononymously as Hozier, is an Irish musician and singer-songwriter from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. In 2013 he released his debut EP, featuring the hit single "Take Me to Church&q… read more