“It's important to take time off because it's a long journey this life, and I want to be singing in 30 years' time. You see a lot of artists who get caught up in the here and now, and they just burn themselves out, and I kind of did that myself with my third album.”

Irish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

Dolores O'Riordan was an Irish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band the Cranberries. She was one of the most recognisable voices in alternative rock. She was the band’s principal songwriter and also played acoustic and electric guitar. Her singing was noted for a lilting mezzo-soprano range, a distinctive yodel, keening, and a strong Limerick accent.