Enya Quotes - Page 2

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

I have had death threats from people with fixations.

My influences are with Irish music, church music and classical music.

I am really a very shy person. If I appear, it is because of the music, not because I want to be seen.

I find it hard to work with other musicians because I know from experience that when they play, they play with their feeling, and that restricts me because I know I want to play in my own particular way.

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

The writing of a melody is an emotional moment; success doesn't make it easy.

I do a so-called trip into myself: I sit down at the piano and the melody might start to evolve from my playing or then I might start to sing it.

I could have been more famous if I did all the glitzy things, but celebrity always seemed so unnecessary.

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

I do promotion when it is necessary, but I always want to get back to the music.

With my music, I can express myself so much. A lot of the fans can sense that I'm relating to them something that's quite personal.

The moon upon the ocean is swept around in motion but without ever knowing the reason for its flowing in motion on the ocean the moon still keeps on moving the waves still keep on waving and I still keep on going

When there's a shadow, you follow the sun. When there is love, then you look for the one. And for the promises, there is the sky. And for the heavens are those who can fly.

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

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.

The minuses of celebrity include having to live with security and the knowledge that you may be stalked.

Over in the UK, the music press can be brutal. They can say wonderful things about you one week, and the next week, you're in the can.

The success of Watermark surprised me. I never thought of music as something commercial; it was something very personal to me.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

The bright days of my youthThey were full of hopeThe great journey that was before me thenWas what was destined to be, bye bye.Now I'm sorrowful,The day is long past.Alas and woe, oh.