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

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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. "

" My first language is Gaelic. "

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

" 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. "

" When I was growing up, I'd be in the choir. My mum was the organist in the church, so I'd sing in the church. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 have had death threats from people with fixations. "

" Fame and success are very different things. "

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

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

" I find that music makes people just sit and listen, firstly. Then, they seem to interpret their own emotions with the music and it makes them ponder their own life a lot. And then they start to question: Am I happy in my work? Am I happy in my relationships? What am I striving for? "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" As with anything creative, change is inevitable. "

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

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