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

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

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

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" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Wintertime for me is a time when I do a lot of my writing in the studio. It's a time I enjoy. And it's very reflective and a very calming time of the year. Throughout the year I gather a lot of musical inspirations, and this is where I bring them to the studio and see what will evolve musically. "

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

" 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. "

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" 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. "

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