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" Fame and success are very different things. "

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" The writing of a melody is an emotional moment; success doesn't make it easy. "

" When making music I sink myself into the process as deeply as I can and forget all of the success. "

" I am really a very shy person. If I appear, it is because of the music, not because I want to be seen. "

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" I always felt that the music sells by itself. The music has always been the successful aspect on my career, and that means that, to me, I can always still stay very focused on music. "

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" I find I'm not one of these composers that are, you know, walking along a beach or walking on the mountainside in County Donegal that's, you know, 'Oh, a melody.' It's more a matter of eventually taking that moment with me to the studio, and it begins to evolve. "

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