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

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.

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

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

We called the album 'Amarantine' to mean everlasting. Poets use the word to describe an everlasting flower and I loved the image of that.

Music is like a mirror in front of you. You're exposing everything, but surely that's better than suppressing. You have to dig deep and that can be hard for anybody, no matter what profession. I feel that I need to actually push myself to the limit to feel happy with the end result.

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