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" 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. "

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Good

" My father, I spent a lot of time with him at the hospital. I was with him when he took his last breath, but I felt something coming from him into my hand and into my body. "

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

" 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. "

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" It's important to take time off because it's a long journey this life, and I want to be singing in 30 years' time. You see a lot of artists who get caught up in the here and now, and they just burn themselves out, and I kind of did that myself with my third album. "

" 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. "

" You want to be in control of a lot. You grow up. You sink or swim. I suppose I swam. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" Luckily I don't have a sinful past, because there's nothing you can hide from your kids now. "

" Men have no idea how much more difficult it is for women in the rock and roll industry, and while we are trying to give birth, breastfeed, all they do is have a good time. "

" 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. "

" For an artist or an entertainer, it's the ultimate when you can go to the forest when you're done your work and escape. "

" I went very close to the edge, but it's nice to have been strong enough to get through it. I'm lucky I had family, a good husband, and my mom. People like that help balance you. When you're feeling down and bad, it's the people that love you who kind of sort your head out for you. "

" I always come across like I'm looking serious, but I just don't like smiling. Honestly, obviously I'm different in person. "

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Looking

Always

" When my grandfather died, I was on tour, and I didn't go to the funeral. I never got to say goodbye, and this is one of the problems of being in a rock band is that you're away, and your loved ones die, and you can't even see them. "

" 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. "

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

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

" To me, life is a bit of everything. I have the band, I have my kids. Life is a big picture. It's not just your career. "

" 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. "

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" My husband Don's mother, Denise, was diagnosed with cancer, and she was given eight months to live. We decided to go and stay there and help live her days with her, 'cause you don't get those chances again, right? "

" One day we were in Limerick... and then, a few weeks later, we were being flown around to play. When we started, it was just a hobby. It wasn't any big ambition. "

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

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

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

" You get older and come to the conclusion that it's a great gig making music. Even if you turn into an old gnarly fart, no one cares what you look like if you write good songs - the only gig is to sing well and perform. "

" 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. "

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