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" 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. "

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" I didn't get a lot of attention from my dad when I was young. That's a big part of it for girls. Because your dad is the first love of your life. If he doesn't put you on his lap and give you a pet, you do end up not really liking yourself that much. "

Dolores O'Riordan

Love

Pet

You

" I keep my children safe and protected from all my baggage. They get to have a normal childhood, and they're not affected by my life. "

" 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. "

" I lived in buses. I didn't really have anything else. I didn't feel like a female, and I ended up really kind of isolated. Everybody thinks you're so happy and so wealthy and such a big star, but you're really kind of lonely and don't know how to stop it. "

" 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. "

" Only we were in The Cranberries. Only we know what it was like being in that crazy whirlwind of fame. We have children and spouses and lives, but there is only one Cranberries. "

Dolores O'Riordan

Children

Only

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

" 'Linger' was the first song I wrote after joining the Cranberries. I was 18, and the youngest member of the band was 16 at the time. We never imagined it'd be such a big hit. "

" It was tough. We went right from being teenagers to musical superstars with money and fame and attention. All of us had a hard time adjusting to it, especially me. "

Dolores O'Riordan

Money

Fame

" 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. "

" I've come to the conclusion that life is for the taking and just too short to dwell on the negative. "

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

" We all wonder about death, where people go and what happens. But certainly, they cross over from this dimension to another one. "

" 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. "

" Once you succeed at what you're doing, your parents see that what you were doing wasn't so bad after all, though they'd prefer to see you in a secure lifestyle where you have a contract for years and years, or you have a diploma or degree. "

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

" I went to Irish dance when I was four. I was playing the tin whistle when I was five. So I think certain things are bred into you. "

" I guess the way to keep a grip on reality is just to take breaks in between albums like most normal bands do. Go home and be a person and hang out with your friends. Do separate things and get back to earth and write songs and go out there again. "

" The things a young woman goes through between the ages of 18 and 20 are far different than what a young woman can go through between 20 and 22. "

" 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. "

" People often ask me why I sing with a strong Irish accent. I suppose when I was five years old, I spoke with a strong Irish accent, so I sang with one, too. "

" My parents were in the local church choir, and I used to go along and sing and play the organ at all the weddings and christenings. "

Dolores O'Riordan

Choir

Church

" It was great about the sizes of the audiences we were getting in America, but sometimes you feel like telling some of the men that you're not on stage to have your body looked at. "

" 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. "

" U2 and Sinead O'Connor - I haven't a clue why we're compared to them. Apart from us all being Irish, we've nothing in common. "

" 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

" I missed a lot of family weddings and funerals because we were out on the road and had these big gigs, and you can't pull out of these gigs at the last minute because too many people are counting on it. It got to the point where I was consumed with that. "

" It's pretty weird when you are just touring all the time and you don't have a normal life. You're out of touch with reality too much. "

" I didn't know initially whether I'd like doing TV and whether I'd be able to work with other people. I've always done my own thing. I've never put myself into that situation, but it's the most fun I've had in years. "

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

Dolores O'Riordan

Icon

Queen