Shape I’m In: Paddy Casey, singer/song writer

IT’S always been about the music for singer/song writer Paddy Casey. From Crumlin in Dublin, he dropped out of school when he was about 13 to follow his passion.

“I started writing music and thinking about it and something changed. I had no interest in anything else. I was never very good at school, anyway,” he says. “School is not for everyone — for me, it was like telling a fish it can’t fly.”

His determination and dedication paid off in equal measure. Now aged 39, with five albums to his name and a duet — Out of Control — out this month with Kim Hayden, he has a packed schedule with gigs in Ireland, Australia, Dubai and possibly Germany.