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

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

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.

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

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.