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.

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.

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

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.

My influences are with Irish music, church music and classical music.

As with anything creative, change is inevitable.