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.

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

You know love is everything you say A whisper, a word Promises you give You feel it in the heartbeat of the day You know this is the way love is

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.

Fame and success are very different things.

Singing in Gaelic is very, very natural to do. I think lends itself very much so to being sung.

I think they find it - they find me quite confusing, because - they know the music, but they don't know anything about me because I keep a very private lifestyle so they end up making up stories as such. But I don't really concern myself too much about them.