I used to play the piano in the band, and so there's some horrendous scenes of me playing the keyboa...
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I used to play the piano in the band, and so there's some horrendous scenes of me playing the keyboards.
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I mean, y'know, platinum is different in every country, which can be confusing.
I mean, y'know, platinum is different in every country, which can be confusing.
It's been crazy trying to tour with a baby. But it's actually working out okay.
It's been crazy trying to tour with a baby. But it's actually working out okay.
Sharon went on to play classical but we actually went into totally different instruments which was l...
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Sharon went on to play classical but we actually went into totally different instruments which was lucky for the band because otherwise we'd all be playing the same thing!!
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We play our Irish songs a bit more loosely.
We play our Irish songs a bit more loosely.
Oh yeah, we all write. That's what's great about when you have basics in piano.
Oh yeah, we all write. That's what's great about when you have basics in piano.
There was no one in particular I really tried to copy.
There was no one in particular I really tried to copy.
Our parents were very strict. Not in a brutal or awful way, but there were definite rules, such as a...
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Our parents were very strict. Not in a brutal or awful way, but there were definite rules, such as after six on a school night you didn't go out, and at weekends you had to be home by a certain time. It wasn't particularly sheltered, but we were well brought-up.
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In Ireland, it's been like U2 and The Cranberries, which is rock, but you know they're Irish.
In Ireland, it's been like U2 and The Cranberries, which is rock, but you know they're Irish.
I remember my first show was a live TV show in Ireland, and I was just petrified. It was horrific.
I remember my first show was a live TV show in Ireland, and I was just petrified. It was horrific.
I really didn't even have time to get that many lessons, to be honest, because I was suddenly on the...
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I really didn't even have time to get that many lessons, to be honest, because I was suddenly on the road. I was kind of thrown in the deep end. But that wasn't a bad thing when I look back at it.
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Yes, my mother was a singer, and my father played piano and keyboards. They were in a band together,...
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Yes, my mother was a singer, and my father played piano and keyboards. They were in a band together, though they also had regular jobs because they had kids and stuff like that.
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And I've played piano since I was little, so I was originally the piano player in the band.
And I've played piano since I was little, so I was originally the piano player in the band.
I really like to have a bit of direction, you know?
I really like to have a bit of direction, you know?
There's actually 14 in our family, but we disowned the others.
There's actually 14 in our family, but we disowned the others.
Well I had a musical background, but I still didn't know a lot about drums at the time.
Well I had a musical background, but I still didn't know a lot about drums at the time.
But I do have an idea in my head before I go in about what I'm going to do.
But I do have an idea in my head before I go in about what I'm going to do.
I do like to look at female drummers, because I am one.
I do like to look at female drummers, because I am one.
We've worked very hard as a band and would like to think we've got this far on the strength of our m...
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We've worked very hard as a band and would like to think we've got this far on the strength of our music.
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When I was drumming with Mick Fleetwood I thought I looked half mad. I thought I looked half crazy.
When I was drumming with Mick Fleetwood I thought I looked half mad. I thought I looked half crazy.
We do it because we love to play music and that's what we're all about.
We do it because we love to play music and that's what we're all about.
Yes, we record practically everything on Pro Tools.
Yes, we record practically everything on Pro Tools.
A lot of the songs are written on piano or guitar, so I contribute, and I have done so since the beg...
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A lot of the songs are written on piano or guitar, so I contribute, and I have done so since the beginning. So it's been good to be involved completely musically as well.
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I would like not only to have a successful band, but I want to have children, a home, and a husband....
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I would like not only to have a successful band, but I want to have children, a home, and a husband. Two or three. Children, not husbands!!!
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I listened to a lot of bands that were happening at the time, but no one in particular.
I listened to a lot of bands that were happening at the time, but no one in particular.
I'm not the hottest tuner on the planet, so I normally get someone to come out and do it for me.
I'm not the hottest tuner on the planet, so I normally get someone to come out and do it for me.
I've always stayed pretty fit. I felt I needed to give myself energy by exercising and things like t...
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I've always stayed pretty fit. I felt I needed to give myself energy by exercising and things like that.
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Actually, I wear the nail polish to hide how grubby my nails are.
Actually, I wear the nail polish to hide how grubby my nails are.
Our parents were musicians.
Our parents were musicians.
Waking up with a bad head in the morning is difficult sometimes.
Waking up with a bad head in the morning is difficult sometimes.
We go in and I do my thing, and then we supplement it with whatever we want.
We go in and I do my thing, and then we supplement it with whatever we want.
