Dolores O'Riordan

Singer

1971-09-06 – 2018-01-15

Irish singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the Cranberries. Her vocal style and songwriting were central to the band"s international success.

Quotes by Dolores O'Riordan

Why can't we actually sing and get respected as good singers and songwriters without having our boobs and butt hanging out?
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In 1997, we took time off, and that's when Oasis broke and Princess Diana died and I was home with my baby hating the music industry. People asked what I thought about the Spice Girls, and honestly, I was so happy to tell them I couldn't be bothered to care.
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The feeling that's in your heart all the time comes out spiritually in your voice and the music.
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People often ask me why I sing with a strong Irish accent. I suppose when I was five years old, I spoke with a strong Irish accent, so I sang with one, too.
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When I was about 14, I got a tacky keyboard for 250 pounds and put on a drum machine and found I could write a song.
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For me, you can't be a big fat pig up there, slovenly and singing croaky and whatnot. You have to work.
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Only we were in The Cranberries. Only we know what it was like being in that crazy whirlwind of fame. We have children and spouses and lives, but there is only one Cranberries.
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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