Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin Quotes
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.
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It's the irrational things that interest me.
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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.
