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Shane Filan Quotes
Irish Musician
Born: July 5, 1979
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.'
Shane Filan
Again
Band
Complete
End
Extent
Financially
Great
Healthy
Just
Kids
Like
Look
Marriage
Money
Opposite
Secure
Some
Start
Stuff
Then
Three
Voice
Well
You
You've got to go down the road you naturally go down, and for me it was pop, folk country, just feel-good music. I suppose most of my songs are very up-tempo.
Shane Filan
Country
Down
Down The Road
Folk
Go
Got
Just
Me
Most
Music
Naturally
Pop
Road
Songs
Suppose
Very
You
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!
Shane Filan
You know One Direction do a lot of up tempo songs, but when they did that Ed Sheeran song 'Little Things,' that was probably their biggest song off their last album, so it shows you that a ballad never goes out of fashion.
Shane Filan
Album
Ballad
Biggest
Did
Direction
Fashion
Goes
Know
Last
Little
Little Things
Lot
Never
Off
Out
Shows
Song
Songs
Tempo
Things
Up
You
When your child is looking up at you, and you are putting them to bed at night, and they are just lying there, you have to remind yourself that's what it's all about.
Shane Filan
About
Bed
Child
Just
Looking
Lying
Night
Putting
Remind
Them
Up
You
Your
Your Child
Yourself
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.
Shane Filan
Child
Could
Did
End
Financially
God
Had
Happen
Having
How
Instead
Just
Life
Like
Lot
Me
More
Nothing
People
Problem
Problems
Show
Sick
Then
Tough
Who
Why
Why Not
Wish
World
Would
When I had money, I felt pressure, whether it was to invest it or do good with it, and I couldn't let it fizzle out. It was like I needed to prove to myself that I could look after it, only I did the opposite, but you have to take a chance in life.
Shane Filan
After
Chance
Could
Did
Felt
Good
Had
Invest
Life
Like
Look
Money
Myself
Needed
Only
Opposite
Out
Pressure
Prove
Take
Take A Chance
Whether
You
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.
Shane Filan
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.
Shane Filan
Awful
Band
Bank
Bankrupt
Before
Couple
Earning
Everything
Going
Good
Great
Knowing
Letters
Life
Looked
Money
Not Knowing
Pressure
Stress
Twilight
Were
Where
Years
You
Your
Zone
When I finished Westlife, we had - Louie Walsh is still managing me - I was lucky to have options from different labels such as Sony and Universal. When we met Capitol and Nick Raphael, I just believed in them the most, and it looked like they believed in me the most.
Shane Filan
Believed
Capitol
Different
Finished
Had
Just
Labels
Like
Looked
Lucky
Managing
Me
Met
Most
Nick
Options
Raphael
Sony
Still
Them
Universal
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.
Shane Filan
Above
Atmosphere
Baby
Bit
Cafe
Chose
Dad
Definitely
Family
Grew
Had
Hard
Hard Working
Hours
Kids
Lived
Long
Lovely
Made
Me
Mum
Ran
Restaurant
Seven
Spoilt
Up
Very
Want
Whatever
Work
Work Hard
Worked
Years
If I'm honest, I thought Westlife would keep going for longer than it did - we all did - but it sort of came to a natural end. When we decided we were going to split, I thought, 'If I'm going to sing, I'm going to have to do it solo.' Also, financially I was broke, so the decision was ultimately made for me.
Shane Filan
Also
Broke
Came
Decided
Decision
Did
End
Financially
Going
Honest
Keep
Keep Going
Longer
Made
Me
Natural
Sing
Solo
Sort
Split
Than
Thought
Ultimately
Were
Would
I worry about putting food on the table, paying for my kids needs, their college fees in years to come. It's about earning enough to have a living to be able to look after your children.
Shane Filan
Able
About
After
Children
College
Come
Earning
Enough
Fees
Food
Kids
Living
Look
Needs
Paying
Putting
Table
Worry
Years
Your
I'm more of a debit card person, and I live in the 'now'. I don't like credit cards anymore. I try to live with whatever I can afford and don't try to put myself in an awkward position. I've done that before.
Shane Filan
Afford
Anymore
Awkward
Before
Card
Cards
Credit
Credit Cards
Done
I Can
Like
Live
More
Myself
Now
Person
Position
Put
Try
Whatever
I think Westlife is very unique: we have a certain sound, we do our thing our way, and we don't try to change too much. I think that's what the fans love about us. We keep giving the fans what they want every year. The style of music never really changes too much.
Shane Filan
I will definitely start in small venues, as I want to find my feet as a performer, the first shows that Westlife did was ten dates at Wembley, which was just crazy. We didn't have a clue what we were doing because it was so big.
Shane Filan
I think that lyrically, 'Safe' is a very positive song: it's very strong, it's about keeping somebody safe and protecting people. I think everybody anywhere in the world can relate to it. I think everybody wants to feel safe, everybody wants to feel protected.
Shane Filan
I didn't want to be a solo Westlife - covers and ballads - and the reason I signed with Capitol Records was because they wanted me to write songs myself. It was pretty scary, but they put me in a studio in Nashville with some new songwriters, and the results were pretty good.
Shane Filan
Ballads
Because
Capitol
Covers
Good
Me
Myself
Nashville
New
Pretty
Pretty Good
Put
Reason
Records
Results
Scary
Signed
Solo
Some
Songs
Songwriters
Studio
Want
Wanted
Were
Write
Everybody, every tradesman that worked for Shafin or built my house got fully paid, well paid. Everybody got paid. I would like that to be said if I could because I haven't said it before, and it's important. People kind of think we left all these plumbers or electricians without getting paid.
Shane Filan
Because
Before
Built
Could
Every
Everybody
Fully
Getting
Got
House
If I Could
Important
Important People
Kind
Left
Like
Paid
People
Said
Think
Well
Without
Worked
Would
Capitol Records were very keen for me to write and see how I got on, I think that is what defined my sound. The first session I had was with two young up-and-coming writers, Nick Atkinson and Tom Wilding, and I went into a session a bit nervous because I hadn't written that many songs before.
Shane Filan
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