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