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Thanks to Jacqueline for this Article!
From Smash Hits (August 23, 2000)
How Cool Are Westlife
Westlife on throwing temper tantrums, keeping their cool and baking in the sun...
To read BRYAN and SHANE interviews, check their websites!
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MARK
How cool are you? I'm cool in a way that i'm relaxed and laidback. I never let anything get me too excited.
What's the hottest situation you've been in lately? Last night, we went to the Met Bar and I happened to be the last one in there. I was having a chat with a mate when this big guy comes over to me and goes, "I'm sorry, but you're going to have to clear this area." The next thing I know Christina Aguilera is sitting beside me and this guy is telling me that I have to get out. She knew exactly what was happening and it annoyed me a lot. I would never do that, if it was Christina Aguilera or Christina Bloggs, I would never kick someone out of their seat and use my position to such an advantage. When I like someone's music, and I like Christina's, I hate to find out that the person is like that. I just got up and left.
Who's the most likely to lose their temper? Kian, definitely. He loses his temper about everything. One minute he's calm and the next minute he's got the hammers out.
Do you pretend not to fancy a girl when actually you do? I don't pretend to fancy her and I don't pretend not to fancy her. I'm crap at chattin people up but i'm learning. (smiles) Practice makes perfect. I think everybody has a chatty charm inside them, it's just finding the courage to let it out.
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NICKY
How cool are you? I
like to think i'm quite cool. I don't get into bad moods very often. I
try to chill and live life as it is. Dubai
was crazy hot, but we've been to a lot of very hot places. In America
and Asia, the humidity made it really clammy. We had to get in the
shower every twn minutes! I
usually go red first! I have'nt been to a hot country for a while, so I
got quite badly burnt recently. (Thinking)
At a club in Dublin. The bouncer pointed to the cloakroom and I thought
he was asking me whether I wanted to take my jacket off. It was a little
jacket so I said, "No, i'm fine." Then he said I had to, which
I thought was ridiculous, so I went to see the head doorman. Apparently
it's club policy, so I was'nt allowed in if I did'nt take it off. (Shrugging
his shoulders) So I left. Not usually, but certain things make me snap. I think everybody has that in them. It depends on the day you've had or how tired you are. Our tour manager Anto really knows how to wind me up, then again he knows how to push all our buttons.
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KIAN
How cool are you? I'm
as cool as you want me to be. I don't try to be cool, I just try to be
me. Being cool is all about being yourself and staying grounded(as in
down-to-earth and not locked in your room for a week) People who go
round saying, "Hey man, i'm cool, look at me" are definitely
not cool. People
not listening to me and not accepting my point of view or people who are
just being arragont. If I sat here and abused you, you'd get annoyed too.
It's Bryan who's most likely to wind me up, he knows how to annoy me,
then again he knows how to wind everybody up. He is totally harmless,
but sometimes he tends to take things slightly to far. Sometimes, but I have'nt lost it in quite a while. About a month actually, which is really good for me.
What's the hottest situation you've been in recently? Well there was one where I was chatting uo a girl in America - but I think i'll keep that one to myself! (Grinning!) Orlando was extremely hot and we did two shows in one afternoon. It was great though because my room was on the bottom floor just by the pool so I could walk off my balcony straight into the water. Not necessarily. I dress because I want to look good. I dress for myself, not anybody else.
(Laughing) Hmm, that's a good one. I would'nt act any differently, although if I was getting the right signals from a girl i'd definitely let them know. I would'nt be able to keep it quiet for long.
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