The Boyzone break-up is still causing the bandmates pain and anger, according to claims. The band were once the biggest boy group in the UK and Ireland as they hit their peak in the 90s. However, after a bitter break, the outfit's "scars still run deep" says a source.
Together on stage, Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy and Mikey Graham were formidable. However, behind the scenes, there was said to be turmoil. It's claimed Ronan's ideas of a solo career as the band continued their rapid rise to success had caused feuding within the group.
A source said that Ronan was "desperate"to be Bono after ditching the group. Manager of Boyzone, Louis Walsh, took on the role of Ronan's manager following his decision to go solo in 1999. But the break-up is said to have left the other members still cross about it to this day. An insider told the Mail: "The scars are still there, the hurt ran very, very deep. They are still all so cross about it all. All of these years and there is so much bad blood ... they have moved on but forgiveness has been almost impossible.".
And while there are allegedly tense feelings within the former group, it's thought their feelings towards Louis are in unison. They are said to "despise" their former manager, with Mail claiming only the late Stephen Gately, who died in 2009, had remained on speaking terms with the former X Factor judge.
