Boyzone's Shane Lynch wanted to 'destroy' Ronan Keating during huge bust up
Boyzone's Shane Lynch wanted to 'destroy' Ronan Keating during huge bust up
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Seething Shane Lynch says he was so angry with bandmate Ronan Keating during the height of Boyzone's fame that he wanted to "destroy" him. The 48-year-old singer was a member of the group alongside Keith Duffy, 50, Michael Graham, 52, and the late Stephen Gately, but it was his relationship with Ronan which took the longest to repair. The pair fell out for a number of years until they met to discuss a reunion but have now patched things up.
Boyzone, who formed in 1993, are back in focus thanks to a new documentary titled Watch Boyzone: No Matter What on Sky Documentaries. The special is due to air next Sunday, 2 February, and will show the band sharing their thoughts and memories during their time in the charts and beyond.
Things were often tense between them all and manager Louis Walsh, but Shane says he had the biggest problem with his fellow singer. "At its peak was a gruelling time, there was no mercy whatsoever," he said. "We were tired, we were broken. I was angry at Ro for years and I found myself in this dark world, it didn't take a lot to upset me and it would come out.".
He went on to say: "The rage I had for Ronan, in my mind I was going to destroy him. I was fuming but when I saw his face I could do nothing but hug the fella." The meeting was clearly a concern for Ronan too and he said: "I was worried about the boys' reaction, I hadn't seen them for years. There was resentment, bitterness, I was s****ing myself.".
The group were famously managed by X Factor judge Louis, 72 - and it seems they had a relationship that was as fractured as all the other acts the Irish music expert worked with over the years. But Shane has defended the old manager - while also reflecting on the difficulties of working with him.
