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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When The Cranberries got really big in Ireland, it became difficult for me to be there with all the photographers and paparazzi. — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
One day we were in Limerick... and then, a few weeks later, we were being flown around to play. When we started,… — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
Not everybody wanted a female to be the front face of a big band, you know... You had to be three times… — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
For me, you can't be a big fat pig up there, slovenly and singing croaky and whatnot. You have to work. — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
'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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
My father, I spent a lot of time with him at the hospital. I was with him when he took his last breath, but… — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
The writing became a hobby in the background: it took a back seat to parenthood and being a person and being a human being. — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
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… — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
I think there's a difference between somebody who grows up in Paris or London and goes to Los Angeles. But if you grow up… — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
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. — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
I guess all bands get to that point where they run out of inspiration and just get bored with the chemistry. — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
I've come to the conclusion that life is for the taking and just too short to dwell on the negative. — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
Why can't we actually sing and get respected as good singers and songwriters without having our boobs and butt hanging out? — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
My parents were in the local church choir, and I used to go along and sing and play the organ at all the weddings… — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
I was so famous that I couldn't leave the hotel room. I remember looking out of the window at all these fans but just… — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
It was tough. We went right from being teenagers to musical superstars with money and fame and attention. All of us had a hard… — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
