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"In Ireland, it's been like U2 and The Cranberries, which is rock, but you know they're Irish."

"I do identify with St. Patrick, not just in name. He drove the snakes out of Ireland. I intend to drive the snakes out of the State House."

"I find that I sent wolves not shepherds to govern Ireland, for they have left me nothing but ashes and carcasses to reign over!"

"I came to Ireland 20 years ago as a student, hitch-hiking round for a week and staying in Dublin."

"Oh, all kinds of lunacy happens in Ireland, all kinds of lunacy."

"My partner Dan Ireland wants me to direct, and I read a lot of scripts - some good enough that I could see myself. But then it's like, so what? Who cares? Let someone else direct it."
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"There is no formula to it. Writing every song is a little journey. The first note has to lift you."

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

"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."

"Writing music on your own makes you think a lot about your life. Who are you? Would you change anything about yourself? This is where it comes from."

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

"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."
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