Quotes from Enya

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.

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.

The personal appearances and red carpet events are very glitzy, but it's a bit false.

It's a noisy environment we all live in, whether it's traffic or the workplace, so it's very difficult to think about your life in general. A lot of people are afraid to do that. They like to hide behind their work and not face up to a big problem in their life.

When making music I sink myself into the process as deeply as I can and forget all of the success.

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

I have had death threats from people with fixations.

I know every note in every song, the whole history of it, even parts that were there and are gone.

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

Fame and success are very different things.

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

As with anything creative, change is inevitable.

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

To leave the thread of all time And let it make a dark line In hopes that I can still find The way back to the moment I took the turn and turned to Begin a new beginning Still looking for the answer I cannot find the finish It's either this or that way It's one way or the other It should be one direction It could be on reflection The turn I have just taken The turn that I was making I might be just beginning I might be near the end.

Long, long journey through the darkness Long, long way to go But what are miles across the ocean To the heart that's coming home?

Each heart is a pilgrim, Each one wants to know The reason why the winds die And where the stories go. Pilgrim, in your journey You may travel far, For pilgrim it's a long way To find out who you are...

From the North to the South, Ebudæ into Khartoum, From the deep sea of Clouds to the island of the moon, Carry me on the waves to the lands I've never been, Carry me on the waves to the lands I've never seen, We can sail, we can sail with the Orinoco Flow, We can sail, we can sail, Sail away, sail away, sail away.

One by one my leaves fall One by one my tales are told

Ever close your eyes Ever stop and listen Ever feel alive And you've nothing missing You don't need a reason Let the day go on and on.

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.

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.

One look at love and you may see it weaves a web over mystery, all ravelled threads can rend apart for hope has a place in the lover's heart. Hope has a place in a lover's heart.

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

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