First off: Where do you get those sunglasses:
I got my sunglasses at Target.
Why do you wear them all the time?
Despite living in one of the brightest places on the planet, I rarely wear sunglasses. I'm not actually sure that I could even tell you where they are right now.
What was your childhood in Dublin like?
Comatose. In fact, I have no recollection of it at all.
Were there a lot of fights?
If there were, I probably didn't fare well in them...being in a coma and all.
Were you like the freaky kids?
As a young child, I enjoyed fashioning Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costumes out of toilet paper, twirling about, and overusing the word 'apparently.'
So that was your teen rebellion?
No, most of these interests faded before I entered into my teen years, except the toilet paper ninja costumes. That has remained among my top interests to this day.
How far into the band are you now?
I would have to say not far at all. In high school, I was the singer and lead/only guitarist in a Save Ferris cover band. We recruited horn players from the school's concert band and were soaring quickly to the top. However, failure to schedule practices or to remember that we were in a band slowly led to our demise. When I eventually recalled that I was supposed to be in a band, I took our break-up pretty hard. I tried to go solo, but never experienced the same commercial success.
Was David Bowie a big influence?
I would not necessarily list David Bowie as a primary influence for our Save Ferris cover band. Unless, of course, Save Ferris was influenced by him, in which case I would have to say very big. Either way, Bowie was certainly a big influence on my life-long love of labyrinths.
What role did religion play in your childhood?
I attended God school, which is a not at all fancy way of saying parochial school. In my acting debut, I played the Virgin Mary, while my stuffed sheep played the role of manger animal # 3. Not wanting to be pigeonholed into strictly wholesome, family roles, I took my acting career in a different direction the following year by playing the part of trapeze artist who kisses all her fellow circus workers.
