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" When I got pregnant, I started singing again. It was my saving grace. I literally mean having this amazing human life, and our relationship in the sense of mother and child, redeemed my soul. "

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" 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. "

Dolores O'Riordan

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Music

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

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

" 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. "

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

" People look at you and see a product. They don't see a soul. They see an empty hole. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I look like that in the morning: my hair's all greasy - it's not, 'Hey, look at the babe of the band!' I hate that kind of thing, the way women are always pushed forward as beauties... it's very easy: you can make the ugliest pig look lovely in a photograph. "

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

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

" It's very difficult to break in Europe unless you break in England, and it's very difficult to break in England if you're Irish. "

" I was at that point where my children needed more than going around the planet in the back of a bus. They needed stability, they needed to build their own lives and relationships, and I needed to put my life on hold. I made my choice - I chose my children. "

" '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. "

" People don't look at you singing. They go within themselves and listen. Music is about listening, not looking. That's why I wore these huge baggy dresses on stage with The Cranberries. "

" I got to a point where I referred to myself as Dolores of the Cranberries instead of myself because I alienated my real self from what I became so much. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" My kids mean more to me than anything I thought was important when I was younger. "

Dolores O'Riordan

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Thought

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

" The writing became a hobby in the background: it took a back seat to parenthood and being a person and being a human being. "

" I am just trying to live for my kids. It is all about my kids now. I love them endlessly. "

" 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. "

" The first album didn't become successful until the second was practically written. "

" 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. "

" As you get older, it's good to open up and acknowledge that everybody has their scary moments, their negative moments. And in order to move on and find comfort and hope, you have to stop running from the darkness and face it. And when you face it, it's not that scary at all, and sometimes it actually turns around and runs away. "

" 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. "