They've never been tame, but just how mad are WESTLIFE?
Would you describe yourselves as wild men of pop?
S: Hmmmm, what do you mean by wild men? Like, the Robbie Williams of pop?
K: Bryan's the Robbie Williams of WestLife!
S: Well we're quite new to this pop lark
B: The amount of work we're doing at the mo' we're grateful to be in bedby 8.30pm!
What wild things would you like to do?
M: I'd like to go to about six different parties in one night!
K: We could just fly from city to city and sleep on the plane!
N: I'd love to do a parachute jump. Once we went on this jet enginething which kept you up in mid-air! I panicked a bit 'cause I couldn't breathe properly.
What's the maddest thing you've done since joining the band?
N: Well, last night I ran down the hotel corridor in just my boxer shorts! Our tour manager, Anton, and Kian dared me to do it. But on my way back up the lads closed the door, although luckily Shane and Bryan's room was onthe latch. I ran so quick, I tell you!
How wild were you at school?
S: I was just so not interested! The teachers used to say that I was a messer who 'never pays attention!'. I've still got a short attention span now!
B: I was just fat. I was very soft and had no friends either!
M: Kian would've been the hardest of the lot! I keep saying I'm gonna write letters of apology to all my teachers 'cause I made it absolute hell for them.
N: Once we went up to the girls' school and threw a really realistic rubber snake amongst the girls. I got hammered for that by the nuns who taught them-and I had to write about 2000 lines!
Do you like nice quiet girls or bad girls?
N: Quiet girls 'cause I prefer them more reserved, proper elegant laydees.
K: We don't want big mad party animals who want to go out every night!
B: No way, that'd be like going out with a girl version of Kian!
Describe your idea of a good night out or in?
S: Going to the cinema.
K: Oh, you liar! When we go back to Ireland, we ring our friends and say we' re home for the night, it's just like boom! Party time!
Who's the wildest WestLifer?
S: That'd be Bryan or Kian. The two of them together are just exhausting.
How many girls have you snogged in one night?
B: Eleven! Nah, I'm only joking!
S: He didn't kiss a girl until he was 17!
M: The most I've snogged is two or three.
K: Fourteen!
S: He'd have to be more than Bryan!
B: Nicky's about 12 as well!
N: No it's not, it's four! It was the night of our exam results and I was 15- we just went for it!
Does Ronan tell you to behave yourselves now?
S: He gives us financial advice and how to keep our feet on the ground.He phones us every few days and makes sure everything's all right!
N: He doesn't tell us to behave ourselves, he just expects it!
Have you ever broken the law?
M: I used to steal penny sweets form the supermarket. As my mum was wheeling the trolley around I'd stick my hand in the pick 'n' mix, grap a load of sweets!
S: I broke four of my neighbours windows! I denied it for two weeks, then I came clean and had to pay for them.
Have you ever pulled a moonie?
K: Yeah, I'd flash my bum out the back of the football bus! When I was younger you understand!
N: I did one last week in my house! My friends and my sister were overso I did it for a laugh. They couldn't believe it!
What's the least sleep you've had when you're working the next day?
N: On our first video we worked from 9 in the morning until 3 the next morning, and then had to appear on L&K 4 hours later.
M: One time we had zero sleep and we had to go straight back to Dublin to do some work.
S: Ahh we felt rough! All our producers and management were partying too, though, so we didn't have to pretend to feel OK.
Do you believe in the saying-treat them mean, keep them keen?
M: Not turning up for hours on a date is stupid 'cause girls soon get sick of it.
K: Then you go, 'Uh-oh, I've messed up now!'
Have you ever two timed a girl and then regretted it?
(raucous laughter all looking at Kian!)
K: I'd never do that!
B: (whispers to Shane) Oh yeah, I remember that time when he thought he'd broken up with the other one but hadn't really!
S: (Whispers to Bryan) No, remember he got his mate to ring up that girl!
K: I was only a girl having a bit of fun. I've grown up now!
Are you all bruisers?
K: I used to get picked on a lot when I was a kid by all the hard boys!I was getting it for years and a few times I just lost it and fought back a bit.
N: I've never had a black eye-touch wood.
S: I never want a fight, but I'm not afraid of anyone. I had three big brothers aswell, so when I was growing up that always helped!
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