Quotes by Shane Filan

Shane Filan

It’s a big deal to bring your family on the road, you know? I’d love to do it sometime, but you have to work out schools and all that.

Bigs

School

Work Out

My mum and dad ran a family cafe in Sligo for 35 years and worked long hours. We grew up in a very hard-working family and had a lovely atmosphere, as we lived above the restaurant. It definitely made me want to work hard, whatever I chose to do. As the baby of seven kids, I was definitely a bit spoilt.

Baby

Dad

Kids

The couple of years before I was declared bankrupt were the roughest. The bank letters, the pressure, the stress was awful. You’re in this twilight zone of not knowing where your life is going, and yet you’re in Westlife. Everything was great with the band. I was earning money, and it looked good.

Couple

Stress

Twilight

Together with a team of financial and legal experts I have spent months exploring all possible alternatives to bankruptcy but to no avail.

Experts

Team

Together

When you look at bands like Take That, who have come back bigger than ever, you can see there will always be a market for good pop bands.

Band

Bigger

Looks

When you realise that money doesn’t actually make you happy, it’s a quick fix to have things you’ve always wanted, but then when you have it, you realise that’s not what actually makes you happy. It’s more about having a great marriage and happy children; that’s what life’s all about.

Children

Great Marriage

Make You Happy

Why me? Why did this happen? How could I be in Westlife and then have nothing to show for it financially at the end of it? But it’s like, why not me? That’s just life. It’s tough. There’s a lot more problems in the world. There are a lot of people who would wish to God they had my problem instead of having a sick child.

Children

People

Sick

Working on solo material is something I had always dreamed of doing, and I’m incredibly happy with the results. ‘Everything To Me’ is a very personal song to me lyrically; it is such an upbeat and optimistic record, perfect for the summer. I can’t wait for people to hear it!

Optimistic

Song

Summer

You only live once, so live a good life!

Good Life

You Only Live Once

You shouldn’t end a band like Westlife and not be financially secure to some extent, but I wasn’t at all – it was the complete opposite. But you look at stuff then, ‘Well, what do I have? I don’t have money but I have a great marriage, three healthy kids, and I have my voice. I’ll just start again.’

Kids

Opposites

Voice

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Haircuts

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Honest

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Lasts

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Nashville

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Quotes by Shane Filan

Shane Filan

It’s a big deal to bring your family on the road, you know? I’d love to do it sometime, but you have to work out schools and all that.

Together with a team of financial and legal experts I have spent months exploring all possible alternatives to bankruptcy but to no avail.

When you look at bands like Take That, who have come back bigger than ever, you can see there will always be a market for good pop bands.

When you realise that money doesn’t actually make you happy, it’s a quick fix to have things you’ve always wanted, but then when you have it, you realise that’s not what actually makes you happy. It’s more about having a great marriage and happy children; that’s what life’s all about.

Working on solo material is something I had always dreamed of doing, and I’m incredibly happy with the results. ‘Everything To Me’ is a very personal song to me lyrically; it is such an upbeat and optimistic record, perfect for the summer. I can’t wait for people to hear it!

You only live once, so live a good life!

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