Transcript of a Net Chat held on dotmusic.co.uk, 24th March 2000
[note from Susan: all spelling errors are the lads' own! bless!!]
Welcome to the dotmusic chat with Westlife
dotmusic: Okay, we're just about to start the chat - sorry for the slight
delay...
fen_fen from indonesia asks: hello westlife!! how was your St. Patrick's Day?
Shane: Very good. we weren't in Ireland we did Blue Peter and it was good
fun and had a couple of fizzy pops
Karen from Singapore asks: Some of us older fans (30+) usually get
insulted when we say we are Westlife fans, what do you think of that?
Shane: We don't mind. Some people don't like it when you're older but
that's not from us. It's about the music
dotmusic: Whoops, sorry about that - stick with it and the boys will be
back in a few minutes
Iris from SP asks: What was the worst joke that you've played on each
other? and Who started it?(hi shane!)
Shane: Our tour manager had a new Rolex and we took it off his wrist while
he was asleep on the plane.
Michelle from Singapore asks: Which video have you enjoyed filming the
most so far?
Bryan: Three days 'If The Let You Go' in the sun in Teneriffe. Three days
work and three days working on the tan - it was great
shaida from england/hull asks: did you all wear contact lenses in flying
without wings vid?
Bryan: Nobody did it was just the lighting. None of us have ever worn contacts
Ashlie-Jayne from London asks: Is Ronan as serious as he's made out to be?
Bryan: No he 's actually a very fun guy. He comes across serious but he's
a nice guy - a good laugh.
Tina from Hong Kong asks: in your last Asian tour,which country's fans you
think is the most crazist?
Bryan: Indonesia - they were all crazy but Indonesia they were all crazy
Daphne from Holland asks: When was the first time you realized you were a
popstar?
Bryan: I don't think we ever felt that. We don't think like that we're
just normal guys doing jobs.
Joanna May from Cumbria, UK asks: What would be your idea of a perfect day
off?
Bryan: Sitting at home in my house in Ireland - that's the best day off
you can get. Can't remeber the last time.
Sandra from Sweden asks: What happened when the lightning hit your plane?
Were you scared?
Bryan: Yes very sacred. We thought we were going to crash
Louise Anderson from Denmark asks: Do you have a favorite country, to
perform in?
Bryan: Ireland our home country - it's great to perform. Outsdie Irteland
it would be Northern Ireland
Ashlie-Jayne from London asks: Do you keep everything fans send you?
Bryan: Most stuff. Sometimes we can't fit it on the plane because we've
got so much baggage but we try to keep as much as we can.
Ashlie-Jayne from London asks: What do you dream about?
Bryan: Dream? Being bigger than the beatles. We';re not there yet though.
Tenna from Denmark asks: How do you decide who is going to sing what part
of a song, and who gets to sing lead vocals?
Bryan: Left up to the songwriter or the producer. We never have arguments
about it - whoever is picxked is picked.
Angelique from New Zealand asks: what's the most foolish thing you have
done to make a girl like you(NOT THAT YOU NEED IT!! :)
Bryan: Don't know. I can't think of anything.
Pamela from Sweden asks: Hi Westlife....how are you....Is it right that
you don´t can get married before your 21 birthday??
Bryan: No. That's definitely not true. Just a myth.
Lisa from Sweden asks: What do you think about 5ive?! I've heard that you
hate them.
dotmusic: Kian is coming next...
Kian: Hello Sweden. We don't hae them at all. It was a story in the press
but it was all untrue. It was blown up. We know them quite well and we like
what they do.
thomas dunning from chicago, illinois usa asks: Did you have a good time
at the G.A.Y Astoria gig? I wish I coulda been there, but alas I'm on the
other side of the planet.
Kian: Yes we did it wass fantatsic. The audience recieved us very well and
we look forward to doing it again. Very loud audience.
cinderella from findland asks: Have you ever had a crush on a fan??
Kian: Yes I have. Quite a few actually. There's fans that we meet and
they've very nice people. 70% of them I would have no problem taking them
out on a date. I have dated a fan before.
Katelyn from Barrington, Rhode Island,U.S.A. asks: Kian- what song do you
enjoy singing live?
Kian: 'Can't Lose What You Never Had' - I sing bass on the tracks and the
bass is very prominent on that song. It's really funky for me to sing.
samantha from malaysia asks: kian, what is ur fav rock band/
Kian: Metallica and Bon Jovi and Guns N Rose - hello Malaysia we're coming
there in four weeks to doi a tour and we're really looking forward to that.
Christine from Denmark asks: What is the most embarrassing thing you´ve
ever done on stage?
Kian: When I was 15 I recited a comedy poem and I knew it but I'd
forgotten it. I wrote it out and half way through the poem I started
reading it and then got stuck and took over a minute to find my place in
the poem.
Maya from Slovenia asks: What are the 3 things u'd take on a deserted island?
Kian: Umm. Food, mobile phone if it worked and music - my entire CD
collection. I've got 60 on me all the time
Nina, Helle, Challe from Sweden asks: How are you going to celebrate your
birthdays?
Kian: We'r4e going to be in America at the time so me and Bryan will have
a joint party - hopefully we'll be in LA - always a great night.
jeanette from norway asks: do someone in westlife smoke??
Kian: No. Not at the minute- one of the boys did a year ago but he's given
up. You can't smoke with what we do it would destroy your voice. Thanks for
everyone for hanging on, sorry we couldn't answeer all the questions we'll
see you sall soon and we love you a
dotmusic: The boys have got to rush off now. Thanks for all your
questions. Hope you enjoyed it.
Thanks for all your questions, but our time is up. Thanks to Westlife for
answering them. Visit dotmusic again for more webchats soon