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The success of Watermark surprised me. I never thought of music as something commercial it was something very personal to me.
Enya
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Enya
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: May 17
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Gaoth Dobhair
Eithne Ní Bhraonáin
Enya Brennan
Eithne Ni Bhraonain
Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin
Eithne Padraigin Ni Bhraonain
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There's something about Celtic mythology which is deep in the soul, and I just think that somehow she has tapped right into it.
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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.
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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.
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It's very homely, this castle. It doesn't have huge ballrooms. I didn't want a cold, cavernous place.
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My first language is Gaelic.
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I don't have pets, I have two guard dogs and I don't do my own shopping it's a security thing.
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The minuses of celebrity include having to live with security and the knowledge that you may be stalked.
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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
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My influences are with Irish music, church music and classical music.
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Singing in Gaelic is very, very natural to do. I think lends itself very much so to being sung.
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The writing of a melody is an emotional moment success doesn't make it easy.
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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.
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The spring, summer, is quite a hectic time for people in their lives, but then it comes to autumn, and to winter, and you can't but help think back to the year that was, and then hopefully looking forward to the year that is approaching.
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I do promotion when it is necessary, but I always want to get back to the music.
Enya
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.
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The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey.
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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.
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Night has brought to those who sleep, only dreams they can not keep.
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The moon upon the ocean is swept around in motion, but without ever knowing.
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Place a name upon the night One to set your heart alight And to make the darkness bright Paint the sky with stars.
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