A biography for Dolores O'Riordanhasn’t been written yet.
“The first album didn't become successful until the second was practically written.”
“Men have no idea how much more difficult it is for women in the rock and roll industry, and while we are trying to give birth, breastfeed, all they do is have a good time.”
“You never find peace in this realm, but it's okay, because when my dad went to the other side, he looks after me now better than he did in life. He is with me all the time.”
“You can't be in a situation where you are not happy. It's as simple as that.”
“I enjoyed living in Canada, where my husband comes from, because I was treated like any ordinary person. I became a volunteer at my children's school; I went into the classroom. It was very grounding. I got sick of being famous.”
“I went very close to the edge, but it's nice to have been strong enough to get through it. I'm lucky I had family, a good husband, and my mom. People like that help balance you. When you're feeling down and bad, it's the people that love you who kind of sort your head out for you.”
“For an artist or an entertainer, it's the ultimate when you can go to the forest when you're done your work and escape.”
“My father, I spent a lot of time with him at the hospital. I was with him when he took his last breath, but I felt something coming from him into my hand and into my body.”
“It was different to what everyone else was doing. It was very hard to pigeonhole The Cranberries. And we were just huge; it was just sensational.”
“My husband Don's mother, Denise, was diagnosed with cancer, and she was given eight months to live. We decided to go and stay there and help live her days with her, 'cause you don't get those chances again, right?”
“There's no point in getting too worried about things, because life is too short.”
“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.”
“You want to be in control of a lot. You grow up. You sink or swim. I suppose I swam.”
“It's very difficult to break in Europe unless you break in England, and it's very difficult to break in England if you're Irish.”
“I always come across like I'm looking serious, but I just don't like smiling. Honestly, obviously I'm different in person.”
“I didn't really know many girls, growing up, because there weren't many other people living around where I lived.”
“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.”
“The writing became a hobby in the background: it took a back seat to parenthood and being a person and being a human being.”
“The things a young woman goes through between the ages of 18 and 20 are far different than what a young woman can go through between 20 and 22.”
“When my grandfather died, I was on tour, and I didn't go to the funeral. I never got to say goodbye, and this is one of the problems of being in a rock band is that you're away, and your loved ones die, and you can't even see them.”