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SMASH HITS INTERVIEW - “WHY DO YOU
WANT TO KNOW THAT!?!”
In the last millennium, Boyzone were asked every question known
to man, but for
the year 2000we found eight more...
Q If someone shouted, “Stop, thief!” would you try and
stop them?
Stephen: I’d try!Mikey: If there was something I could do, I’d
help.
Keith: If I didn’t know the guy I would! I wouldn’t run
after him but if he was
running past meI’d stick my foot out and trip him up.
Shane: No. There’s no point getting yourself killed, that’s
what the law is
there for. They’re theguys who know what they’re doing.
Ronan: I think about this alot, I’d like to think that I
would. If I saw
someone robbing ahandbag, I would go after them. Within reason.
Q If Boyzone were trapped on a desert island, who would you eat
first?
Stephen: Hahaha! Shane. He’s probably the leanest. Keith
wouldn’t last much
longer, he couldgo second.
Mikey: I’d get a carving knife and take a couple of slices
out of Keith’s arse!
Keith: I’m a vegeterian so I wouldn’t eat any of them!
Shane: (Long silence) I’d rather eat the sand.
Ronan: Whoever had the most meat on them. It’d have to be
Shane or Keith!
Q Which member of Boyzone gets the front seat in the bus?
Stephen: It depends, but mostly I do because I can’t breathe
in the back. But
sometimes being in
the front is a bit of a pain because you can’t hear the
conversation going on
with the other four.Mikey: Whoever gets there first.
Keith: Usually me because I’ve got the longest legs. But if
someone else has
the front seat I’lljust get in the back.
Shane: Usually me, actually. I can run faster than everyone else!
Ronan: Usually Mikey gets the front seat, but often Keith gets
it.
Q What did you call your private parts when you were little?
Mikey: (Surprised) It was just my willy.
Keith: Me willy waggle! I still call it that!
Ronan: I didn’t have a name for them. I didn’t know
what they were. (Blushes) I
was very naive.Q If you were going bald would you wear a wig?
Stephen: No, I’d shave it off or wear a hat or something. I’ve
never known
anyone who’s worn awig, apart from Des O’Connor!
Mikey: I wear one anyway! No, I wouldn’t wear a wig. I’d
probably just
surrender to itgracefully. When it’s gone there’s
nothing you can do about it.
Keith: No, I’d definitely shave it off.
Shane: Put it this way, if you were going bald would you wear a
wig?
Ronan: No, I’d shave it all off. I’d go for the
Jean-Luc-Picard (Star Trek’s
bald-as-a-coot
captain) vibe, big time! Wigs look horrendous, so does a hair
weave!
Q Would you volunteer for a suicide mission to save the planet?
Mikey: That’d be quite a hard one because the planet wouldn’t
be the same
without me! Yes Iwould, no problem. You’d have to, wouldn’t
you?
Keith: No, I’m not Bruce Willis. I’d leave it to
someone qualified for the job.
Ronan: Yeah, absolutely! I’d save the planet! Armageddon is
one of my favourite
movies!Q What will you be like in 50 years time?
Stephen: Well, they say people shrink when they get older so if
you see me let
me know! I’d like
to have a mansion in the Caribbean, New York or LA. I’d like
one in Ireland as
well, but Iwouldn’t be an old Irish guy in the pub with no
money!
Mikey: I’ll be 77. I’d like to think I’ll be very
successful, still married to
one woman, with plenty
of kids and grandkids amd a well-respected name in the
entertainment industry.
Keith: If I’m still alive I’ll be a wrinkly! I hope I
won’t be a grumpy old
man, but it could
happen, 50 years is twice my lifetime already so who knows? I’ll
probably be
dead because I dolike a drink and the odd cigarette!
Shane: I have no idea! I’d never be a grumpy old man, I’d
be quite a cool
grandad.Ronan: I often ask Yvonne if I’ll be wearing Farah
slacks (sensible ‘70s
trousers) and dodgy
jumpers. I’d like to think I’ll be wearing jeans and
good shirts. I’d like to
be a cool older man.I hope I won’t be too unlike I am now.
Q What’s the worst Boyzone lyric ever?
Stephen: Um, “Don’t love me for fun girl?” I don’t
really know.
Mikey: “So I just bit on my lip and my face began to frown”
from Key To My life.
That’s thefirst thing that occured to me!
Keith: How long have you got?! “We’re going to be so
good,” what a load of
rubbish! “We’re
going to be so good/Like only we could/Like you knew we
would," it was written
because itrhymed not because it meant anything.
Shane: I don’t know, all our songs are great, aren’t
they, hahaha! Seriously,
I’m happy witheverything we’ve done.
Ronan: So Good doesn’t have a massive lyrical content -
“It’s gonna be so
good/Like I knew wewould/If only we could.” (Shakes his
head.)