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

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 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.

Fame and success are very different things.

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

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.

I didn't expect such a huge reaction, but I knew I was doing something different to everything else that was happening at the time.