Lisa Hannigan: Hot Press Irish Artist Of the Year

"When I was in France I realised that there were so many inane things I missed saying to people, because I do that a lot. When you don't have the linguistic power, you end up saying nothing, and you realise how sort of calming that is. A friend of mine is off to do meditation course next year and I wonder: would it be a good thing for me to do?"

"I really wanted to have a big ending to the show... I started thinking about doing a live version of the 'Knots' video... Bren Berry from Aiken in particular said, 'Please, don't get paint all over my equipment!"

You can read the full interview in The Hot Press 2012 Annual which is in shops now, but you can avail of a special discount for a limited time online, by clicking here. Enjoy!