 I am not reclusive. I just have a private life. |
| With my music, I can express myself so much. A lot of the fans can sense that I'm relating to them something that's quite personal. |
| I have had death threats from people with fixations. |
| The success of Watermark surprised me. I never thought of music as something commercial; it was something very personal to me. |
| Writing music on your own makes you think a lot about your life. Who are you? Would you change anything about yourself? This is where it comes from. |
| I don't have pets, I have two guard dogs; and I don't do my own shopping; it's a security thing. |
| I enjoyed the two years I was with Clannad. I enjoyed touring. We toured a lot in Europe. |
| I told the record company I didn't feel the need to be at red-carpet events. I wanted a career. But I wanted to keep myself intact as a person. |
| As with anything creative, change is inevitable. |
| The Druids held the trees as very sacred. |
| When I was growing up, I'd be in the choir. My mum was the organist in the church, so I'd sing in the church. |
| It wasn't so long ago that it was not popular to speak Gaelic in Ireland because the areas that Gaelic is spoken in were much poorer areas. |
| I'm not one for walking the beaches humming a melody. I love the discipline of sitting in the studio, writing and listening. That is my domain. |
| The minuses of celebrity include having to live with security and the knowledge that you may be stalked. |
| I could have been more famous if I did all the glitzy things, but celebrity always seemed so unnecessary. |
| When making music I sink myself into the process as deeply as I can and forget all of the success. |
| My first language is Gaelic. |
| I tend to listen to the classical composers: Rachmaninov, Satie. |
| I am privileged to do a job I love to do. I would never change any moment from my life. |
| The personal appearances and red carpet events are very glitzy, but it's a bit false. |
