A Question of Taste - Brenan McCahey

BRENDAN MCCAHEY is from Co Monaghan, and won The Voice of Ireland last year. His latest single, ‘Safe and Well’, is out now, and his new album, To Where I Begin, is also on release.

Best recent book: My wife, Marion, recently got me John Lennon: The Collected Artwork, by Yoko Ono. The illustrations show pictures by John from his teens right up to 1979. In this collection, you can clearly see John’s artistic talent shine through, from the self-portraits to the Japanese and New York drawings. It’s great to see he was a doodler like the rest of us.

Best recent film: I was watching Dallas Buyers’ Club only last week and I just thought it was a very powerful film. Matthew McConaughey’s performance was exceptional, but, for me, Jared Leto stole the show. It was tragic to see the misunderstanding and treatment for Aids sufferers at that time, but to be living in Dallas must have been an even worse fate.