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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Dolores O'Riordan

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I think there's a difference between somebody who grows up in Paris or London and goes to Los Angeles. But if you grow up in the green fields, and you rarely go into the city, you're so overprotected that when you do go to L.A., it's almost a bigger slap in the head. "

" I remember when MTV first put 'Linger' in heavy rotation, every time I walked into a diner or a hotel lobby, it was like, 'Jesus, man, here I am again.' "

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

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

" When The Cranberries got really big in Ireland, it became difficult for me to be there with all the photographers and paparazzi. "

Dolores O'Riordan

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We have a certain bond that we don't have with anyone else on the planet. You just have that bond, that journey when you are in a band together. "

" Sometimes your kids give you that shove out the door to do things that you need. Teenagers are good that way; they keep you in the loop. "

" 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. "

" I thought the best thing to do to bring me back to reality would be to have a child, and by the time I had my first, Taylor, when I was 25, we'd sold 35 million records as a band, and I'd had enough; I knew my sanity was more important than success. "

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" I love to go home to my kids. I don't have that lull in my life when I didn't have them. "

" I was so young when I got so famous, and then I kind of put up a wall around myself. I didn't really want to show people any fragilities or fears; I was trying to be this tough person that I felt was expected of me. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You know that band that are all over 'Melody Maker,' Huggy Bear, they're just a load of crap, right? Riot grrrl group - y'know, it's all sexism and stuff, women standing up for their rights: 'This girl said this at the gig off the stage.' It's nothing got to do with music. They're probably untalented gits when it comes to the crunch. "

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

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

" Growing up, there was a lot of pressure for women to be good-looking, but my mum was very strict, and she didn't allow me to wear make-up. Looking back, it was good for me. It slowed me down from becoming an adult too quickly. "

Dolores O'Riordan

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "