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> [I could hunker down by myself and listen closely to mixes, but then to be able to have a sounding board of peers to get advice and feedback.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/i-could-hunker-down-by-myself-and-listen-closely-to-mixes-but-then-to/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

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## More by Aoife O'Donovan

> [I think the consistency comes from the parts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/i-think-the-consistency-comes-from-the-parts/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

> [My relationship to all my family in Ireland is more to family as a whole. It wasn't that we had a very specific one-on-one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/my-relationship-to-all-my-family-in-ireland-is-more-to-family-as-a/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

> [You might not be riding high on a great show for as long because you didn't have people to share the joy with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/you-might-not-be-riding-high-on-a-great-show-for-as-long-because-you/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

> [I really am planning on living to be 100. People ask, "Why are you so depressed?" I'm actually a very happy person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/i-really-am-planning-on-living-to-be-100-people-ask-why-are-you-so/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

> [Maybe when I die and I'm thrown overboard, I'll turn into a mermaid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/maybe-when-i-die-and-i-m-thrown-overboard-i-ll-turn-into-a-mermaid/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

> [I could hunker down by myself and listen closely to mixes, but then to be able to have a sounding board of peers to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/i-could-hunker-down-by-myself-and-listen-closely-to-mixes-but-then-to/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

> [Performing alone - it's a very solitary experience. When you're in a band, when something amazing happens on stage you can look at each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/performing-alone-it-s-a-very-solitary-experience-when-you-re-in-a/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

> [I've always wanted to be thrown into the ocean when I die - to be rowed out to sea and thrown overboard into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/i-ve-always-wanted-to-be-thrown-into-the-ocean-when-i-die-to-be-rowed/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

> [I love the idea of birds having human qualities...I think all humans want to be birds so we can fly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/i-love-the-idea-of-birds-having-human-qualities-i-think-all-humans/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

> [Same if you had a bad show, it just rolls off you more easily.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/same-if-you-had-a-bad-show-it-just-rolls-off-you-more-easily/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

> [It's not that I literally believe in magic or spirits. In my logical life I absolutely don't believe in any kind of mumbo jumbo.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/it-s-not-that-i-literally-believe-in-magic-or-spirits-in-my-logical/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

> [It's not a morbid thing, but I think I've never been afraid of death, which is maybe why I love writing about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/it-s-not-a-morbid-thing-but-i-think-i-ve-never-been-afraid-of-death/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

> [The songs came from a more solitary place and I hadn't played them with many people before recording. So I just added the layers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/the-songs-came-from-a-more-solitary-place-and-i-hadn-t-played-them/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

> [I've always been fascinated by flight and the freeness of birds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/i-ve-always-been-fascinated-by-flight-and-the-freeness-of-birds/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

> [When I sang the line, 'Songs about Old Ireland.Songs about being young again.I wish I was young again,' twice people cried. I saw them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoife-o-donovan/when-i-sang-the-line-songs-about-old-ireland-songs-about-being-young/)

[Aoife O'Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoife-o-donovan/)

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