Ronan Keating

“I wanted to be Jon Bon Jovi and Bono. But I'm not that cool. I don't need to be. I'm not a rock star. I am who I am.”

“Twenty-five years has been a good run. Boy bands like Boyzone don't get to last this long, usually.”

“I have lived a crazy life since I was 16, have travelled the world, and met some amazing people. And if you can turn that into music, then you are doing something right.”

“When greeting Pope Benedict a few years ago, I was meant to kiss the papal ring but I head-butted his hand instead. He just laughed at me.”

“It's that kind of Dublin mentality: you just have to grin and bear some things.”

“I thought I'd go away and make one album, but it was extended. The album did so well, and they wanted another album. I was on a high. You make hay while the sun shines, and I was doing it, a...”

“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.”

“I've always been quite an insecure person.”

“I'm glad to have a couple a quid in my pocket to be able to enjoy life.”

“I've always had to work to feel reassured, to feel secure, and that's not nice because you don't know where you stand.”

“I have a Superman tattoo on my right arm.”

“Christmas is a special time of year for everyone - I remember getting my first BMX bike when I was a kid, and it was the best present ever.”

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

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