--- title: "5 Did Quotes By Shane Filan" description: "5 Did quotes by Shane Filan. Plus more from Shane Filan and more Did sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/shane-filan-13663_child_why-me-why-did-this-happen-how-could-i-b_512309.jpg" --- > [Why me? Why did this happen? How could I be in Westlife and then have nothing to show for it financially at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/why-me-why-did-this-happen-how-could-i-be-in-westlife-and-then-have/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/shane-filan-13663_child_why-me-why-did-this-happen-how-could-i-b_512309.jpg) > [I will definitely start in small venues, as I want to find my feet as a performer; the first shows that Westlife…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/i-will-definitely-start-in-small-venues-as-i-want-to-find-my-feet-as/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bf/shane-filan-13663_because_i-will-definitely-start-in-small-venues_1449453.jpg) > [You know One Direction do a lot of up tempo songs, but when they did that Ed Sheeran song 'Little Things,' that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/you-know-one-direction-do-a-lot-of-up-tempo-songs-but-when-they-did/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/shane-filan-13663_album_you-know-one-direction-do-a-lot-of-up-te_2064393.jpg) > [If I'm honest, I thought Westlife would keep going for longer than it did - we all did - but it sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/if-i-m-honest-i-thought-westlife-would-keep-going-for-longer-than-it/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4b/shane-filan-13663_also_if-i-m-honest-i-thought-westlife-would-k_2402864.jpg) > [When I had money, I felt pressure, whether it was to invest it or do good with it, and I couldn't let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/when-i-had-money-i-felt-pressure-whether-it-was-to-invest-it-or-do/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a04/shane-filan-13663_after_when-i-had-money-i-felt-pressure-whether_2934717.jpg) ## Other authors on Did ## More by Shane Filan > [It's a big deal to bring your family on the road, you know? I'd love to do it sometime, but you have to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/it-s-a-big-deal-to-bring-your-family-on-the-road-you-know-i-d-love-to/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) > [Everybody, every tradesman that worked for Shafin or built my house got fully paid, well paid. Everybody got paid. I would like that to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/everybody-every-tradesman-that-worked-for-shafin-or-built-my-house/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) > [My mum and dad ran a family cafe in Sligo for 35 years and worked long hours. We grew up in a very hard-working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/my-mum-and-dad-ran-a-family-cafe-in-sligo-for-35-years-and-worked/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) > [The adrenaline of performing on stage to a crowd - there's nothing like it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/the-adrenaline-of-performing-on-stage-to-a-crowd-there-s-nothing-like/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) > [Why me? Why did this happen? How could I be in Westlife and then have nothing to show for it financially at the end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/why-me-why-did-this-happen-how-could-i-be-in-westlife-and-then-have/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) > [I have three children to take care; I have a wife. My job is to take care of them, and I can say it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/i-have-three-children-to-take-care-i-have-a-wife-my-job-is-to-take/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) > [When I finished Westlife, we had - Louie Walsh is still managing me - I was lucky to have options from different labels such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/when-i-finished-westlife-we-had-louie-walsh-is-still-managing-me-i/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) > [I didn't really like 'You Raise Me Up' at the time we recorded it; now it's my favourite Westlife song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/i-didn-t-really-like-you-raise-me-up-at-the-time-we-recorded-it-now/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) > [I've been a solo artist for a year now, and I think I should start thinking about the future now. Every spare time I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/i-ve-been-a-solo-artist-for-a-year-now-and-i-think-i-should-start/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) > [You shouldn't end a band like Westlife and not be financially secure to some extent, but I wasn't at all - it was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/you-shouldn-t-end-a-band-like-westlife-and-not-be-financially-secure/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) > [Every year, we couldn't believe it, and even when I look back on it now, to sell 14 million singles, 50 million albums and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/every-year-we-couldn-t-believe-it-and-even-when-i-look-back-on-it-now/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) > [The couple of years before I was declared bankrupt were the roughest. The bank letters, the pressure, the stress was awful. You're in this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/the-couple-of-years-before-i-was-declared-bankrupt-were-the-roughest/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) > [My wife is my best friend. The thought that people are afraid to go home to their partners for fear of being abused physically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/my-wife-is-my-best-friend-the-thought-that-people-are-afraid-to-go/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) > [I can say 100% that Westlife is not breaking up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/i-can-say-100-that-westlife-is-not-breaking-up/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) > [I love Ireland. I'll always be 100pc Irish. I get really excited when I go to Sligo; it's my home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-filan/i-love-ireland-i-ll-always-be-100pc-irish-i-get-really-excited-when-i/) [Shane Filan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-filan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/did/shane-filan/#itemlist", "name": "5 Did Quotes By Shane Filan", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Why me? Why did this happen? How could I be in Westlife and then have nothing to show for it financially at the end of it? But it's like, why not me? That's just life. It's tough. There's a lot more problems in the world. 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