Wild 'Life - Nicky

TOTP Magazine 2001

thanks very much to Katrina for this article!!!

Are you a lover or a fighter?
A lover? I don't know. I love to love cos I love to love, it's as simple as that. There you go.

Who would you most like to have a scrap with?
I think I'd fight Prince Naseem. Not because I'd stand a chance - I know he'd beat me hands down - but I'm just a big fan of his. I love his technique and style.

Does being famous make you think twice about weeing or throwing up in public?
No, not really. Why would I want to pee outside anyway? I'm not that sort of guy. I'm more your private, low-profile, baseball-cap-pulled-right-down-covering-my-face type of guy.

Since you've been famous, have you become wilder or milder?
A bit of both. It depends on my mood. Sometimes I can be really wild, really up for it - just ask the boys. Then other times it's the last thing on my mind and I just want to kick back and chill out in my hotel room.

How well can you hold your own if a bit of a ruck kicks off?
I could definitely stand my ground. I would never do a runner or back down. Some day that will probably be to my detriment, but I just won't be walked over. It's not in my nature.

Who would you lay down your life for?
That's easy: my family and Georgina, in a heartbeat.

When was the last time you really overdid it on a large night out?
It was with my mates back in Dublin at Christmas. Nights out with them are usually pretty wild but with it being Christmas, we seriously went for it. And it was such a wild night, in fact, could somebody out there please tell me what happened?

TOTP are ready to go wild. Where would you take us to show us a really good night?
We'd start the night at this night club in Dublin called Tamangos, have a few drinks and a dance and then we'd head to Jury's Coffee Dock for a bite to eat. And if the night is still young, who knows where it could lead.

article ŠTOTP magazine 2001