And I’ve played piano since I was little, so I was originally the piano player in the band.
About Caroline Corr
Caroline Georgina Corr MBEis an Irish singer and drummer for the Celtic folk rock band The Corrs. In addition to the drums, she plays the bodhran, cajon, percussions and piano.
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Our parents were musicians.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
Oh yeah, we all write. That’s what’s great about when you have basics in piano.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
A lot of the songs are written on piano or guitar, so I contribute, and I have done so since the beginning. So it’s been good to be involved completely musically as well.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
Our parents were very strict. Not in a brutal or awful way, but there were definite rules, such as after six on a school night you didn’t go out, and at weekends you had to be home by a certain time. It wasn’t particularly sheltered, but we were well brought-up.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
Yes, we record practically everything on Pro Tools.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
It’s been crazy trying to tour with a baby. But it’s actually working out okay.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
There’s actually 14 in our family, but we disowned the others.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
There was no one in particular I really tried to copy.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
I really like to have a bit of direction, you know?
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
Well I had a musical background, but I still didn’t know a lot about drums at the time.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
I really didn’t even have time to get that many lessons, to be honest, because I was suddenly on the road. I was kind of thrown in the deep end. But that wasn’t a bad thing when I look back at it.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
Actually, I wear the nail polish to hide how grubby my nails are.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
And I’ve played piano since I was little, so I was originally the piano player in the band.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
I listened to a lot of bands that were happening at the time, but no one in particular.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
But I do have an idea in my head before I go in about what I’m going to do.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
I would like not only to have a successful band, but I want to have children, a home, and a husband. Two or three. Children, not husbands!!!
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
I’ve always stayed pretty fit. I felt I needed to give myself energy by exercising and things like that.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
When I was drumming with Mick Fleetwood I thought I looked half mad. I thought I looked half crazy.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
I do like to look at female drummers, because I am one.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
We play our Irish songs a bit more loosely.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
I used to play the piano in the band, and so there’s some horrendous scenes of me playing the keyboards.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
We do it because we love to play music and that’s what we’re all about.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
Sharon went on to play classical but we actually went into totally different instruments which was lucky for the band because otherwise we’d all be playing the same thing!!
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
I remember my first show was a live TV show in Ireland, and I was just petrified. It was horrific.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
I’m not the hottest tuner on the planet, so I normally get someone to come out and do it for me.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
I mean, y’know, platinum is different in every country, which can be confusing.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
We go in and I do my thing, and then we supplement it with whatever we want.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
In Ireland, it’s been like U2 and The Cranberries, which is rock, but you know they’re Irish.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
Waking up with a bad head in the morning is difficult sometimes.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
Yes, my mother was a singer, and my father played piano and keyboards. They were in a band together, though they also had regular jobs because they had kids and stuff like that.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs
We’ve worked very hard as a band and would like to think we’ve got this far on the strength of our music.
Irish singer and member of The Corrs