“As you get older, the cliches of life ring true. It’s the simple things that matter most: your family, the people you love, your health and sanity.”
― Ronan Keating
“I would like to take on roles which nobody would expect. I don’t want to be reduced to love stories. I’d like to try dark, edgy roles. I need a challenge.”
― Ronan Keating
“It’s that kind of Dublin mentality: you just have to grin and bear some things.”
― Ronan Keating
“I have lived a crazy life since I was 16, have travelled the world, and met some amazing people. And if you can turn that into music, then you are doing something right.”
― Ronan Keating
“I grew up as the youngest child in a big, noisy family, and there was always someone around to hang out with.”
― Ronan Keating
“I’m glad to have a couple a quid in my pocket to be able to enjoy life.”
― Ronan Keating
“I’ve gone through some dark times, and at those times, my tattoos have helped and guided me through.”
― Ronan Keating
“Christmas is a special time of year for everyone – I remember getting my first BMX bike when I was a kid, and it was the best present ever.”
― Ronan Keating
“Kids are different. Boys and girls at 14, 15, 16 – some are more developed in the mind; some aren’t… It comes down to the individual.”
― Ronan Keating
“All my children are blessings. I love them to bits. They’re my world.”
― Ronan Keating
“I don’t know how to use a washing machine.”
― Ronan Keating
“I cook and do my own laundry.”
― Ronan Keating
“I want time for my career, my kids, and my partner.”
― Ronan Keating
“I’d like less Irish-looking skin.”
― Ronan Keating
“When greeting Pope Benedict a few years ago, I was meant to kiss the papal ring but I head-butted his hand instead. He just laughed at me.”
― Ronan Keating
“I wouldn’t want anyone to go through what my mam did – she was ill for two and a half years with breast cancer that moved to her spine, and died in 1998, when she was 51.”
― Ronan Keating
“When times are at their worst, it’s amazing what people will do for you.”
― Ronan Keating
“I wasn’t going to let anything control me.”
― Ronan Keating
“I did a bit of running away when my mam passed away. I didn’t go back to work; I started drinking quite a lot, and I know how damaging that can be.”
― Ronan Keating
“I’ve always been quite an insecure person.”
― Ronan Keating
“I put up a front to make people think I had all of this confidence in myself, which I didn’t.”
― Ronan Keating
“I’ve always had to work to feel reassured, to feel secure, and that’s not nice because you don’t know where you stand.”
― Ronan Keating
“I’m a good dad. I’m proud of that.”
― Ronan Keating
“Coffee isn’t just a source of pleasure for me: it is something I rely on to get me through the day.”
― Ronan Keating
“Sydney is the most amazing city. The food and the beautiful beaches are fantastic, and all that surf and sunshine make you feel unbelievably relaxed.”
― Ronan Keating
“As a working-class boy, golf was never really on my radar, and when I was growing up, Irish football was my sporting passion.”
― Ronan Keating
“I thought I’d go away and make one album, but it was extended. The album did so well, and they wanted another album. I was on a high. You make hay while the sun shines, and I was doing it, and you think about yourself; that’s what you do.”
― Ronan Keating
“A musical is never something I thought I’d do.”
― Ronan Keating
“I’m not doing ‘Once’ to prove that I’m worldly or cultured. I just love the role.”
― Ronan Keating
“Being in a boy band, everyone has an opinion of all of us and what we do. There was a time I fought with that.”
― Ronan Keating
“Judging on ‘The Voice’ or the ‘X Factor UK’ would be great; that would be ideal, really. But I don’t think it’s going to happen.”
― Ronan Keating
“Real-life experiences will probably end up in my music.”
― Ronan Keating
“I’m not nervous coming back to my old audience. I’m looking forward to it. That’s really what I do; that’s my day job.”
― Ronan Keating
“The industry has changed in that it is far more disposable than it used to be. When Boyzone came out, we were given a shot and the patience to record our singles and albums. Nowadays, the thought is if it is not working, then the artist will be dropped. The record companies will bail on the artists, and I find that sad.”
― Ronan Keating
“I wear my heart on my sleeve, and whatever I was giving, it was just coming from my natural place at that time. And you know, some albums I’ve made, I look back and think they were great, and then some I look at, and I think that wasn’t right at the time.”
― Ronan Keating
“You need to be experimental. You try things, and it is OK if they don’t always work necessarily.”
― Ronan Keating
“We’ll never do a show without honouring Steo in some shape or form, and that’s really important to us.”
― Ronan Keating
“The Beckhams are really inspiring and have very elegantly risen to being the most powerful brand in the country. I’m sure a lot of couples look at that and say, ‘Wow.’”
― Ronan Keating
“People deserve to be happy.”
― Ronan Keating
“You can stay in situations just for the sake of it. That can be a very dangerous thing and tough on your soul and heart.”
― Ronan Keating
“I can take too big a step. I can try to be too cool, and people won’t accept that.”
― Ronan Keating
“I always wanted to make my parents feel proud of me.”
― Ronan Keating
“I’m a pop artist, and that’s what I’ll always be. I don’t want to be a ‘credible artist.’”
― Ronan Keating
“Me and me dad didn’t have a great relationship when we were younger. We had a good relationship, but it wasn’t an affectionate relationship.”
― Ronan Keating
“The most influential person in my life had been George Michael. He was very important to me and was one of my musical heroes growing up. Then he became a friend and mentor and someone I’d lean on.”
― Ronan Keating
“The toughest challenges I’ve faced are the deaths of my mother and Stephen Gately.”
― Ronan Keating
“Twenty-five years has been a good run. Boy bands like Boyzone don’t get to last this long, usually.”
― Ronan Keating
“Not a lot of bands get to go out on their own terms.”
― Ronan Keating
“It was amazing to be on the map, to be recognised by other artists, and to be so successful.”
― Ronan Keating
“The beauty of being in Boyzone – and maybe other bands are the same – is that as soon as you’re back together again, it doesn’t matter how long you’ve been apart. It feels like nothing’s changed.”
― Ronan Keating
“I have done a lot of interviews over the years, so you think I would know how to handle difficult questions, etc. But the truth is, I don’t.”
― Ronan Keating
“I do not regret the end of my first marriage.”
― Ronan Keating
“I had spent so long trying to be the perfect husband.”
― Ronan Keating
“Being in a boy ban,d you’re not allowed to be good at anything. You’re not allowed to be talented. You’re not really allowed to be a songwriter. You’re not allowed to be that good a singer.”
― Ronan Keating
“You’re just one of the guys who fills a suit, and that’s what’s drilled into you by the record company and the management – ‘You’re lucky to have it. Now shut your mouth.’ I get where that comes from, but it takes time to shake it off.”
― Ronan Keating
“I am not a fan of being in the sea. I like being in a boat – sailing.”
― Ronan Keating
“My average day is with my wife and kids in Dublin, doing school runs, grocery store, feeding and walking the dogs.”
― Ronan Keating
“I would love to do a Bollywood flick.”
― Ronan Keating
“I’ve done a couple of castings… I’ve done an audition for ‘The Hobbit.’”
― Ronan Keating
“The song ‘Gave It All Away’ has a reggae sound.”
― Ronan Keating
“My future definitely lies in the music business.”
― Ronan Keating
“I just want to be a good man.”
― Ronan Keating
“As a parent, you’re never wrong in your children’s eyes.”
― Ronan Keating
“My faith is in God. If it’s a little statue of Buddha or whatever works for you, brilliant.”
― Ronan Keating
“I hate seeing people getting a raw deal and artists not being in control of what they are doing. It happens all the time.”
― Ronan Keating
“The one thing I have always tried to get across is what you see is what you get. This is me, like it or lump it.”
― Ronan Keating
“I’ve never been particularly happy with what I see in the mirror – I don’t think anybody ever is. And I’d like to be taller, too: I’m 5 ft. 9in.”
― Ronan Keating
“I try to stay fit and healthy and eat well.”
― Ronan Keating
“I have a Superman tattoo on my right arm.”
― Ronan Keating
“When we live in a world where everyone wants their 15 minutes of fame, I think it’s nice to have a show like ‘All Together Now,’ where it’s about people having 15 minutes of fun.”
― Ronan Keating
“If Simon Cowell asked me, of course I would love to do ‘X Factor.’”
― Ronan Keating
“As a kid, I was called Tintin because of my hair colour and style.”
― Ronan Keating
“Having the guts to be the person you are is what makes you brave.”
― Ronan Keating
“I find it very hard to make choices.”
― Ronan Keating
“My dad taught me to work hard and be a grafter, and my mam taught me to have a heart and showed me how to love. That’s a good balance.”
― Ronan Keating
“I listen to loads of different music all the time.”
― Ronan Keating
“One time, a fan jumped on the back of our vehicle, and without noticing, we drove away. I was pretty frightened, actually.”
― Ronan Keating
“I worked very hard in my first marriage, and I travelled constantly to make money for the family, and when I came home, I would be the best father that I could be.”
― Ronan Keating
“Forget about musical credibility. I think, unless you’re Radiohead or whatever, it’s pointless striving for that. What I would like is some respect.”
― Ronan Keating
“I have a great relationship with my kids.”
― Ronan Keating
“I’m not incredibly wealthy. When you go through a divorce, that diminishes rapidly because you’re supporting more than one household.”
― Ronan Keating
“You’ve got to take every day as it comes and live as if it’s your last.”
― Ronan Keating
“Director Baz Luhrmann flew me to New York to read for ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Maybe I was a little blase about it.”
― Ronan Keating
“Music is my passion.”
― Ronan Keating
“I love making music, and performing, that will always be there.”
― Ronan Keating
“I think eventually all music will be free.”
― Ronan Keating
“I love iTunes. I love downloading music.”
― Ronan Keating
“I find the Aussies are great and just let you be. The odd time, somebody has something smart to say, but it’s very rare.”
― Ronan Keating
“My 13 year old, my girl Missy, has made four feature films. She’s the most grounded, level-headed kid.”
― Ronan Keating
“I think my feet were on the ground, and I had good family around me. It comes down to who you are and your upbringing.”
― Ronan Keating
“Music is my heart and soul. That’s what I love to do.”
― Ronan Keating
“I don’t need to do or say things to place me in a position where I look a bit cooler.”
― Ronan Keating
“I wanted to be Jon Bon Jovi and Bono. But I’m not that cool. I don’t need to be. I’m not a rock star. I am who I am.”
― Ronan Keating
“I wanted to travel. I wanted hit records. I wanted success. I wanted respect, but not credibility – that’s one thing Boyzone never looked for.”
― Ronan Keating
“The boys and I were all very close. There were never any bust-ups in Boyzone, never any fights.”
― Ronan Keating
“Even at our height, we were never very polished.”
― Ronan Keating
“We were a working man’s boy band.”
― Ronan Keating
“It’s harder for someone like a singer to prove they can be an actor because people immediately want to say, ‘Oh, he’s no good.’”
― Ronan Keating
“If you’re an up-and-coming star, and you want to do well, then a show like ‘The X Factor’ is really important.”
― Ronan Keating
“I’d tell my 16-year-old self, ‘Don’t take yourself so seriously, and just have fun.’”
― Ronan Keating
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