Dolores O'Riordan

I lived in buses. I didn't really have anything else. I didn't feel like a female, and I ended up really kind…

— Dolores O'Riordan

People often ask me why I sing with a strong Irish accent. I suppose when I was five years old, I spoke…

— Dolores O'Riordan

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…

— Dolores O'Riordan

I'm an artist, and I need to work, like everybody. We need to be challenged and that we're getting up and doing…

— Dolores O'Riordan

In 1997, we took time off, and that's when Oasis broke and Princess Diana died and I was home with my baby…

— Dolores O'Riordan

I didn't know initially whether I'd like doing TV and whether I'd be able to work with other people. I've always done…

— Dolores O'Riordan

Everyone at school knew I wanted to be a singer. I'd always be banging on the piano playing my new song. The…

— Dolores O'Riordan

I look like that in the morning: my hair's all greasy - it's not, 'Hey, look at the babe of the band!'…

— Dolores O'Riordan

I got to a point where I referred to myself as Dolores of the Cranberries instead of myself because I alienated my…

— Dolores O'Riordan

I remember when MTV first put 'Linger' in heavy rotation, every time I walked into a diner or a hotel lobby, it…

— Dolores O'Riordan

The things a young woman goes through between the ages of 18 and 20 are far different than what a young woman…

— Dolores O'Riordan

I hated singing, I hated being on stage; I hated being in the Cranberries. I was constantly crying. I was going insane.…

— Dolores O'Riordan

I didn't get a lot of attention from my dad when I was young. That's a big part of it for girls.…

— Dolores O'Riordan

'Linger' was the first song I wrote after joining the Cranberries. I was 18, and the youngest member of the band was…

— Dolores O'Riordan

When I got pregnant, I started singing again. It was my saving grace. I literally mean having this amazing human life, and…

— Dolores O'Riordan

I keep my children safe and protected from all my baggage. They get to have a normal childhood, and they're not affected…

— Dolores O'Riordan

You get older and come to the conclusion that it's a great gig making music. Even if you turn into an old…

— Dolores O'Riordan

For a while there, our writing got really edgy... I've always written about experiences, so when your life gets a bit crazy,…

— Dolores O'Riordan

You never find peace in this realm, but it's okay, because when my dad went to the other side, he looks after…

— Dolores O'Riordan

When the band were really big and we had massive hits, I was always stressed-out and insecure. I thought I wanted the…

— Dolores O'Riordan

What's amazing is - I actually have problems getting it into my head - Canada is so big, right? And Ireland's small,…

— Dolores O'Riordan

I enjoyed living in Canada, where my husband comes from, because I was treated like any ordinary person. I became a volunteer…

— Dolores O'Riordan

My husband Don's mother, Denise, was diagnosed with cancer, and she was given eight months to live. We decided to go and…

— Dolores O'Riordan

I guess the way to keep a grip on reality is just to take breaks in between albums like most normal bands…

— Dolores O'Riordan

Growing up, there was a lot of pressure for women to be good-looking, but my mum was very strict, and she didn't…

— Dolores O'Riordan

I missed a lot of family weddings and funerals because we were out on the road and had these big gigs, and…

— Dolores O'Riordan