 The writing of a melody is an emotional moment; success doesn't make it easy. |
| It's very homely, this castle. It doesn't have huge ballrooms. I didn't want a cold, cavernous place. |
| I do a so-called trip into myself: I sit down at the piano and the melody might start to evolve from my playing or then I might start to sing it. |
| Fame and success are very different things. |
| Over in the UK, the music press can be brutal. They can say wonderful things about you one week, and the next week, you're in the can. |
| The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey. |
| Singing in Gaelic is very, very natural to do. I think lends itself very much so to being sung. |
| I can only be who I am. |
| People tend to think that because I need all this time on my own in the studio, that I need time on my own, period. And that's not really true. |
| There is no formula to it. Writing every song is a little journey. The first note has to lift you. |
| I use my voice as an instrument. |
| My core beliefs revolve around the idea that we should live to the best of our abilities-we should live and let live. |
| The music sold itself before anybody knew who I was. |
| I don't need a man in my life. |
| I know every note in every song, the whole history of it, even parts that were there and are gone. |
| I didn't expect such a huge reaction, but I knew I was doing something different to everything else that was happening at the time. |
| I do promotion when it is necessary, but I always want to get back to the music. |
| I am really a very shy person. If I appear, it is because of the music, not because I want to be seen. |
