Ronan Keating

“I'm a pop artist, and that's what I'll always be. I don't want to be a 'credible artist.'”

“I don't know how to use a washing machine.”

“I can take too big a step. I can try to be too cool, and people won't accept that.”

“I think eventually all music will be free.”

“The song 'Gave It All Away' has a reggae sound.”

“I find it very hard to make choices.”

“I'd tell my 16-year-old self, 'Don't take yourself so seriously, and just have fun.'”

“The boys and I were all very close. There were never any bust-ups in Boyzone, never any fights.”

“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.”

“Music is my passion.”

“I'm a good dad. I'm proud of that.”

“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.”

“I've done a couple of castings... I've done an audition for 'The Hobbit.'”

“I'm not incredibly wealthy. When you go through a divorce, that diminishes rapidly because you're supporting more than one household.”

“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.”

“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.”

“My average day is with my wife and kids in Dublin, doing school runs, grocery store, feeding and walking the dogs.”

“I grew up as the youngest child in a big, noisy family, and there was always someone around to hang out with.”

“A musical is never something I thought I'd do.”

“I put up a front to make people think I had all of this confidence in myself, which I didn't.”