We all got older, and we'd tell our children things like, 'Mommy used to be in a famous rock band,' but they didn't believe us. Part of the reason for our reunion was to show our children what we did to make the lives they have possible. Dolores O'Riordan More Quotes by Dolores O'Riordan More Quotes From Dolores O'Riordan I live as I choose or I will not live at all. Dolores O'Riordan The evidence I see tells me the unborn is a human being. Dolores O'Riordan unborn evidence abortion I am in no position to judge other women, you know. But I mean, why did she get pregnant? It's not good for women to go through the procedure of abortion and have something living sucked out of their bodies. It belittles women. Even though some women say, 'Oh, I don't mind to have one,' every time a woman has an abortion, it just crushes her self-esteem smaller and smaller and smaller. Dolores O'Riordan crush self-esteem mean I was raised Catholic and I have a lot of respect for the good in the Catholic Church. But I don't go to church. Dolores O'Riordan catholic-church catholic church I grew up with a very strong Irish accent. Dolores O'Riordan accents grew-up strong I'm an icon. I'm the Queen of Limerick. Dolores O'Riordan icon queen There's always a party in my bus. Dolores O'Riordan always bus party I love to go home to my kids. I don't have that lull in my life when I didn't have them. Dolores O'Riordan my-life home love life There's no point in getting too worried about things, because life is too short. Dolores O'Riordan short things life-is-too-short life We have a certain bond that we don't have with anyone else on the planet. You just have that bond, that journey when you are in a band together. Dolores O'Riordan bond you journey together 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 for the trees. Dolores O'Riordan forest looking you sometimes I just block out the demons. I sing. I block them away. I put my pain into my music. I paint. I make my own videos. I direct myself. No one directs me anymore. I am in charge of my destiny. Dolores O'Riordan i-am myself me music I try to think about optimism. I try to look at the beautiful things in life. Dolores O'Riordan look think beautiful life In Canada, anything that's not in the city is referred to as a cottage. Or a log cabin. Dolores O'Riordan cottage city anything canada You get older and come to the conclusion that it's a great gig making music. Even if you turn into an old gnarly fart, no one cares what you look like if you write good songs - the only gig is to sing well and perform. Dolores O'Riordan great good you music People look at you and see a product. They don't see a soul. They see an empty hole. Dolores O'Riordan look you soul people Sometimes your kids give you that shove out the door to do things that you need. Teenagers are good that way; they keep you in the loop. Dolores O'Riordan good you sometimes way 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 big me paparazzi difficult You know that band that are all over 'Melody Maker,' Huggy Bear, they're just a load of crap, right? Riot grrrl group - y'know, it's all sexism and stuff, women standing up for their rights: 'This girl said this at the gig off the stage.' It's nothing got to do with music. They're probably untalented gits when it comes to the crunch. Dolores O'Riordan you women music girl Once you succeed at what you're doing, your parents see that what you were doing wasn't so bad after all, though they'd prefer to see you in a secure lifestyle where you have a contract for years and years, or you have a diploma or degree. Dolores O'Riordan parents bad you lifestyle
