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" Everyone at school knew I wanted to be a singer. I'd always be banging on the piano playing my new song. The teacher would gather us round, and the whole class would listen. "

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" When everybody's looking at you, it does your head in. When you're always on the inside, sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees. "

Dolores O'Riordan

Forest

Trees

Sometimes

" I love performing, and I love the idea of people buying records. I don't particularly like the idea of people knowing me or thinking they do, but that's a part of what I choose. I choose not to go to college; I choose to be a singer. "

" We all got older, and we'd tell our children things like, 'Mommy used to be in a famous rock band,' but they didn't believe us. Part of the reason for our reunion was to show our children what we did to make the lives they have possible. "

" When you're pregnant or living with an infant, there's a kind of sacredness around your body that affects everything you do. "

" I don't appreciate people invading my privacy. "

" In 1997, we took time off, and that's when Oasis broke and Princess Diana died and I was home with my baby hating the music industry. People asked what I thought about the Spice Girls, and honestly, I was so happy to tell them I couldn't be bothered to care. "

" Not everybody wanted a female to be the front face of a big band, you know... You had to be three times better than a man had to be. "

" It's a great gig, really: getting on stage, playing the guitar, singing. For a living, it's super. "

" I enjoyed living in Canada, where my husband comes from, because I was treated like any ordinary person. I became a volunteer at my children's school; I went into the classroom. It was very grounding. I got sick of being famous. "

" I didn't really know many girls, growing up, because there weren't many other people living around where I lived. "

" When the Greatest Hits came out and we did that tour, I just felt I wanted to take a break, totally. Probably because, as well, I was so young when I got famous. I did album, tour, album, tour, album, tour, then I had a public nervous breakdown where I just lost tons of weight. "

" Why can't we actually sing and get respected as good singers and songwriters without having our boobs and butt hanging out? "

" I write about what is getting to me at the time, about the things you need to talk about, but which would sound silly if you sat down and told them to your friend. I only write for myself, to get my emotions out. It's self-therapeutic. "

Dolores O'Riordan

Myself

Friend

" You can't be in a situation where you are not happy. It's as simple as that. "

" It was different to what everyone else was doing. It was very hard to pigeonhole The Cranberries. And we were just huge; it was just sensational. "

" We were never a frivolous band; we prided ourselves on having something to say, and I think that's what gives your songs longevity. "

" In Canada, anything that's not in the city is referred to as a cottage. Or a log cabin. "

" I'm an artist, and I need to work, like everybody. We need to be challenged and that we're getting up and doing something with our lives. "

" When the band were really big and we had massive hits, I was always stressed-out and insecure. I thought I wanted the band to be really popular, but when that happened, there was so much pressure to keep it going. "

" You never find peace in this realm, but it's okay, because when my dad went to the other side, he looks after me now better than he did in life. He is with me all the time. "

Dolores O'Riordan

Better

Life

" When I was about 14, I got a tacky keyboard for 250 pounds and put on a drum machine and found I could write a song. "

" I'm an icon. I'm the Queen of Limerick. "

Dolores O'Riordan

Icon

Queen

" It's amazing to see anyone come out, let alone tell you they have been waiting so long. They are loyal people, our fans. "

" There's no point in getting too worried about things, because life is too short. "

" The feeling that's in your heart all the time comes out spiritually in your voice and the music. "

" My mom always had a softer spot for boys, as a lot of Irish women do. If you were a girl, you'd have to sing or wear a pretty dress. But boys could just sit there and be brilliant for sitting there and being boys. It makes you that little bit more forward. Pushy. I was singing, always. "

" I hated singing, I hated being on stage; I hated being in the Cranberries. I was constantly crying. I was going insane. I wanted to be a shopkeeper, a hairdresser, anything. I was so desperate to have a reality, friends, a regular, boring life. I missed that. "

" There's always a party in my bus. "

" I try to think about optimism. I try to look at the beautiful things in life. "

" Each gig is brilliant and fun. When it becomes a routine, we'll take a break. There's no point in doing it if you don't enjoy it. "