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" 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. "

" 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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" I have had death threats from people with fixations. "

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" I tend to listen to the classical composers: Rachmaninov, Satie. "

" It's very easy for me to keep a low profile because the focus I feel is always on the music. Success and fame are two different things. And so I feel the success is always towards the music, which means that I can have a very normal and private lifestyle. "

" 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. "

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" 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. "

" I could have been more famous if I did all the glitzy things, but celebrity always seemed so unnecessary. "

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