As Imelda May explores her relationship with the Irish language in a new TV series, she tells Kirsty Blake Knox about being embarrassed to speak it, the time Meat Loaf told her to f*** off, and why AI is terrifying for artists
Imelda May examines her relationship with the Irish language in her new series ‘Amhráin na nGael’. Photo: RTÉ
‘The music industry is in absolute bits. It’s in absolute bits,” singer Imelda May says. We are talking about a video May recently shared on one of her social media pages.
In the clip, Shirley Manson, lead singer with Garbage, issues an alarm call about how difficult it is for artists and musicians to make a living in the music industry and her band’s decision to curtail touring.