The adrenaline of performing on stage to a crowd - there's nothing like it. Shane Filan adrenalinecrowdperform Change image and share on social
I love Ireland. I'll always be 100pc Irish. I get really excited when I go to Sligo; it's my home. Shane Filan 100pcexcitehome Change image and share on social
I knew I was going to lose my house in Ireland and all the other properties. It's all gone. But my house was the one material thing that was very important to me. Shane Filan houseimportantireland Change image and share on social
I think that as a band, we find joy, and we love what we are doing. We are very good friends, so we get on very well, and we have a lot of respect for each other. We have a lot of respect for what Westlife is. We have a very, very solid and strong fan base all over the world. Shane Filan bandbasefan share on social
For me, it's never been about being famous. I just want to be a successful singer. I wanna work hard... If I'm in the papers, grace, but I want to be there for the right reasons - for my music. Shane Filan famousgracehard Change image and share on social
Capitol Records were very keen for me to write and see how I got on; I think that is what defined my sound. The first session I had was with two young up-and-coming writers, Nick Atkinson and Tom Wilding, and I went into a session a bit nervous because I hadn't written that many songs before. Shane Filan atkinsonbitecapitol share on social
Yes, it's true, I have bought a helicopter. I really like it. I can't fly it, but I plan to get a licence one day. Shane Filan buydayfly Change image and share on social
When I finished Westlife, we had - Louie Walsh is still managing me - I was lucky to have options from different labels such as Sony and Universal. When we met Capitol and Nick Raphael, I just believed in them the most, and it looked like they believed in me the most. Shane Filan believecapitolfinish share on social
I think Westlife is very unique: we have a certain sound; we do our thing our way, and we don't try to change too much. I think that's what the fans love about us. We keep giving the fans what they want every year. The style of music never really changes too much. Shane Filan changefangive share on social
I will definitely start in small venues, as I want to find my feet as a performer; the first shows that Westlife did was ten dates at Wembley, which was just crazy. We didn't have a clue what we were doing because it was so big. Shane Filan bigcluecrazy share on social