No pics or anything.. so I just translated it the best I could
We know Dolores O'Riordan from The Cranberries, now her second soloalbum is out: No Baggage.
Elle.nl spoke with her in the lobby from the American Hotel, about the present and the heavy past.
They say this is your most personal album.That's right. It is about the Journey through life. It hasn't been easy.Can you explain that?In the time from the first album - and the breakthrough- of The Cranberries
I had a bad relationship.
The relationship ended and I even met my husband,
I felt down.
I couldn't handle myself, the memories about the bad relationship.
On top of that, the fame came.What happened with you?I became distant (eeh that doesn't sound right lol), didn't know who I was anymore, got ??
and didn't sleat or eat anymore. In the end I also got thoughts of suicide.
At the highest point of the succes, I felt deeply unhappy.In the meanwhile you went on tour.I had to go on, I wanted to keep it a secret. I lost really much weight, shaved my head
and was very unhappy. I even thought about killing myself.What was the turning point?Luckly there were still people in my life on who I could lean back on: my mother, my husband.
the turning point came when I got my first child (Dolores has 2 daughters and 1 son).
He was big, but also very light. I decided to change course and confrontate myself.
I knew it couldn't be like this any longer.And what if your kids wanna be a rockstar?Fine. But then I'll be the manager.
My 8 year old daughter says she wants to write books.
Cool right? Then she stays away from all the crap.Whats the biggest difference between Dolores now and back then?Music became more a hobby. Dress up myself a little, sing a few songs on the stage,
bring back memories.
Then I go home and I have to take the garbage outside or put the kids in to bed.
Because that is reality and that's what I enjoy.Where does the title No Baggage stand for?I faced the confrontations and accepted my baggage.
So, if it were, I don't have the baggage anymore, I accepted it all.
I wouldn't be here today if I didn't went through all of this.
Now I make music because I want to.
