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" I enjoyed the two years I was with Clannad. I enjoyed touring. We toured a lot in Europe. "

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" I do understand that not everyone is going to sit and listen to an Enya album. When someone says it's not their cup of tea, it's not their kind of album, that's fine by me. "

" 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. "

" 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 know every note in every song, the whole history of it, even parts that were there and are gone. "

" I don't have pets, I have two guard dogs; and I don't do my own shopping; it's a security thing. "

" When you spend two to three years working on an album that I feel very happy with the end result, there is nothing I would change. Musically, I have achieved what I set out to do. "

" I can only be who I am. "

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

" The personal appearances and red carpet events are very glitzy, but it's a bit false. "

" My core beliefs revolve around the idea that we should live to the best of our abilities-we should live and let live. "

" 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. "

" The fans are very, very loyal. They're always saying, 'When is the next album?' They know when I finish in the studio it's got to be a few years before the next album. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" The success of Watermark surprised me. I never thought of music as something commercial; it was something very personal to me. "

" It's a noisy environment we all live in, whether it's traffic or the workplace, so it's very difficult to think about your life in general. A lot of people are afraid to do that. They like to hide behind their work and not face up to a big problem in their life. "

" The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey. "

" 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. "

" I am privileged to do a job I love to do. I would never change any moment from my life. "

" I use my voice as an instrument. "

" The music sold itself before anybody knew who I was. "

" It's very homely, this castle. It doesn't have huge ballrooms. I didn't want a cold, cavernous place. "

" I do promotion when it is necessary, but I always want to get back to the music. "

" My first language is Gaelic. "

" There is no formula to it. Writing every song is a little journey. The first note has to lift you. "

" The spring, summer, is quite a hectic time for people in their lives, but then it comes to autumn, and to winter, and you can't but help think back to the year that was, and then hopefully looking forward to the year that is approaching. "

" I don't need a man in my life. "

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