Music is like a mirror in front of you. You're exposing everything, but surely that's better than suppressing.

A lot of 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.

There's something about Celtic mythology which is deep in the soul, and I just think that somehow she has tapped right into it.

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.

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.

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

My mouth is a womb. My teeth are my children. My tongue is their babysitter.