The Script: success tinged with guilt

Back in 'The Good Ole Days' of 2010, it was good for The Script but was bittersweet as the Irish economy plunged into crisis. (24th Novemeber 2010)

The Script found global fame after a very long struggle – just as Ireland’s crisis began,

Good news is in short supply for Ireland. But as the nation goes down the tubes, its people could perhaps draw some small cheer from the international success of the country’s favourite band. And no, I’m not talking about U2.

The local popularity of Dublin trio the Script saw them beat off the claims of U2’s blockbuster 360 tour to win the Best Live category at Ireland’s Meteor awards this year. They drew a bigger crowd to last year’s Oxegen festival than co-headliners Oasis. Their current album, Science And Faith, spent five weeks at number one in the Irish charts. “The nation is behind us,” says excitable, charismatic singer, Danny O’Donoghue. “I’ve seen things at Script gigs I never thought I’d see, grown men climbing on each other’s shoulders, singing along, tears in their eyes …”

But it’s not just Ireland. Science And Faith entered the UK charts at number one and has notched up over quarter of a million sales. Their 2008 self-titled debut, meanwhile, scored over two million sales worldwide and shifted 2.5 million singles. So the Script are doing rather well. But it wasn’t always thus and they feel for the plight of their countrymen.

“I’m looking at people fighting and nearly rioting on TV and it breaks my heart,” says Mark Sheehan, the Script’s intense, talkative guitarist. “As a bum musician with no job, I’ve had to deal with my own personal recession. I’ve been broke for 15 years, living and leeching off my sisters, sleeping on couches, living in studios, all this shit. All I ever had was music. That’s been my lifeline.”

The Script’s songwriting duo hail from the tough, working-class James Street area of Dublin, where they met as teenagers. “I grew up stealing cars, the usual trouble, but music gave me a way out,” says Sheehan. They were not drawn to typical Irish rock and folk influences, but instead shared an obsession with American hip hop and r’n’b. “At that time, MTV only came on in Dublin after midnight, it was the fuzzy channel, and black culture looked the most fun. It wasn’t about gangs and guns, it was singing and dancing.

Source: The Telegraph / Edited: DannyODonoghue.Net

Danny O'Donoghue & Glen Power speak to Sunrise August 2012

Once again we go back to "The Good Ole Days" of  August 2012

 Okay, not back too far but far enough...

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Arthurs Day 2010 - The Script Perform Science & Faith

Arthurs Day 2010 The Script performed Science & Faith and this was shown of ITV2

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2010 Meteor Awards Nominations - Pictures

Back to February 2010

Danny O'Donoghue & Keith Barry 2010 Meteor Music Awards nominations announcement held at The Mansion House

"Are you saying The Script won't win an award?"

 

(Now, now boys, play nice for the men with the camera's)

Source: GettyImages / Edited: DannyODonoghue.Net

Danny Plays 'The Good Ole Days' On a Bontempi on Capital FM (Video)

Bontempi is an Italian musical instrument manufacturer, best known for manufacturing low-priced, plastic-cased chord organs: small keyboard instruments in which the sound is produced by air being forced over reeds by an electric fan.

Such instruments were popular in the 1970s and early 1980s, and continued to be made until the mid-1980s, when Bontempi moved to manufacturing small, home electronic keyboards. The company continues to make low-priced musical instruments aimed at the educational and toy market, including keyboards, guitars, drum kits and various items of tuned percussion.

Source: Capital FM March 2012 / Edited: DannyODonoghue.Net

Arthur’s Day 2010 Interview: The Script

23rd September 2010 in Dublin

So you’re playing Arthur’s day 2010 at Vicar St tonight, what does that mean to you?

It’s our first time. We’re excited and nervous. It means a lot to us to be invited we’ve been a fan of it [Guinness] for a number of years. It really means a lot to us, we’ve been wondering when they were going to ask us and I think finally we built up enough points to get asked to do it. We’re delighted. I was wondering when they were gonna ask, throughout our career all we’ve ever done is talk about Guinness. Around the world, in Australia or the US people ask us about our Irishness and when we see a pint of Guinness with the words “St. James’s St” we are reminded that’s how it all started, we recorded our debut album on St. James’s St.

What did you do for Arthur’s day last year?

We were actually in Australia. We just got to have a pint and then back to work. We did the usual and found an Irish bar, sure what does any paddy do when he’s away? Find an Irish bar!

Was ‘Science & Faith’ the clichéd difficult second album? or was it a pleasure to make?

Our first album was the difficult album. It was tough to come up with a new sound, a sound that you feel comfortable wearing. The second album was just a continuation of that sound , we recorded the first album then went our on tour but were still chomping at the bit to get back into the studio again. I guess we didn’t really re-invent the wheel with the second album we didn’t want to come back as some Indie-Electrco band or re-invent the wheel because it took us so long to invent the wheel in the first placer. But no it wasn’t difficult at all.

I saw in 2008 you dueted with Kelly Rowland for the Stevie Wonder number ‘Part-time Lover’? Any more plans for some more collaborations?

That was a lot of fun but came along on a whim. There was just a knock on the door asking us if we’d like to do a song with her. We only got to rehearse it once but had a lot of fun. We never have plans like that it’s purely spur of the moment. It’s great because all that nervous energy ends up going into the performance and it’ll either hit or miss. But that day we hit.

Anyone else you’d like to work with?

Bob Marley, but we’d have to resurrect him. Elvis, but he’s left the building too. David Bowie he’s still alive, that’d be interesting. It’s a weird one for us because we all write and produce separately when we come back and record it’s like we’re all collaborating with each other at all times. I think that thirst is always quenched with us we never really think about other people at all.

Which is your favourite side of the Atlantic to play?

[Hahaha] a gig’s a gig. You’re asking us on home soil? [haha] you gonna put me on the spot like that? A gig’s a gig, but there’s something about an irish crowd, and only certain parts of the world have this and Ireland’s certainly one of them. Where we buy a ticket and we actually buy the ticket to go and enjoy ourselves. We dont go to judge the band, we dont fold our arms and watch the band. But in this country it generally doesn’t happen. People let their hair down. We see that reflected in our shows in the US, Irish people in the US come out to see us because we’re Irish. It’s a great time to be Irish and be in an irish band it opens so many doors for us in terms of being a non-threatening country to just come and entertain people. and then of course there’s the accent which people seem to love.

You had a record deal as MyTown what made you keep at it?

It was only two of us that were in MyTown at the time myself (Mark) and Danny. Glen was doing other things. What keeps you going is that you have no idea about this industry when you’re a kid and there are so many ways to get into this industry. We were in many different things at the time but that was one thing that got a light shone on it. When it failed because it failed for us you have that blind faith that you will do something else. So, we went into producing and writing and learning our craft a bit more because we lost control over that thing when we were kids, but with the 10 years experience that we've built up we can come back and make music that people love. Because we persevered and went out to get a record deal is how things worked. Hitting your head off a wall and walking away because you’re bleeding is the worst thing to do, you figure another way around. Go over the wall, go under the wall, tunnel but there’s always another way.

What makes you appeal to such a wide audience, my little sister (15) all the way up to my mum (44) love you. How do you appeal to such a large demographic?

It’s just the music, we take ourselves out of it. we don't put ourselves on the covers, we just come out as a live band and play songs that we can connect to, and music that we like. Because we like going to bars and listening to chart music or sitting at home and listening to albums by our favourite artists it’s all very much within this genre. From the Police, U2, Coldplay to Kanye West. That’s the stuff we like. We do it in a very honest way and people relate to that, I don't think it’s us that people like it’s more the music.

For a band used to playing Shea stadium, Croker etc What’s it going to be like playing a small bar tonight?

It’s going to be brilliant to be honest we've been playing the small bars at longer than the big stadiums. We’re going back to what we know best. Our manager said not to get used to it now, because we prefer those shows. It’s more of a challenge because people are so up close. There’s no barriers its stripped down. It’s a real test. The first gig is acoustic tonight. At the height of the first album in the us we were still playing small bars in America. We left Croker and played to a gig playing in front of 10 people in the States. So we’re well used to it.

If you were not playing tonight who would you be seeing at Arthur’s Day 2010?

Paolo Nuitini for sure, love what he’s doing with music these days. Oh and the Manic Street Preachers, we’re loving the new album.

Script play Vicar St tonight and a surprise gig elsewhere in the city – Arthur’s day 2010

Source: Culch.ie / Edited: DannyODonoghue.Net 

The Script - Arthur's Day 2010 Video

Back to The Good Ole Days of 2010 & Arthurs Day

Source: The Script

Rock trio from Ireland enjoying the much-earned fruits of their musical labour

DUE TO THE SCRIPT BEING IN THE STUDIO WORKING ON THE 4TH ALBUM THERE IS OBVIOUSLY NOT MUCH NEWS. SO HERE ON DANNYODONOGHUE.NET WE WILL BRING YOU OLDER INTERESTING NEWS, VIDEOS, VARIOUS LITTLE FUNNY THINGS AND INFORMATION.

**THESE WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED**

Interview with Suite 101 from 'The Good Ole Days of' May 27, 2011

It’s no secret that Ireland is responsible for some of the world’s greatest rock acts: U2, Van Morrison, Snow Patrol…the list goes on.

Right up there in musical talent and ever-growing popularity is Dublin trio The Script. Made up of Danny O’Donoghue, Mark Sheehan and Glen Power, the lads were friends first, a songwriting and production team shortly after, and eventually (and inevitably) a full-on band.

The Birth of The Script

Drummer Power recalls their interesting and somewhat unconventional formation as a band.

“I first met Mark when I was a singer-songwriter,” he says. “We started to play together and wrote three songs in a week. Mark then invited me to join them on a trip to Los Angeles (where he and Danny often worked in production for other artists), and people thought we were a band. Mark was asked ‘How long have you guys been a band?” and he answered ‘About six months’, totally bluffing. He then called me and said ‘Hey, they think we’re a band and want to sign us! What do you think, do you want to do this thing?’ And that’s the truth of how we became The Script!”

Sound like something of a Cinderella story? Perhaps a little. But the boys have worked hard to get where they are.

“What you don’t hear about is all the crappy clubs I’ve had to play!” laughs Power. “And weddings! I have played literally thousands of weddings…I’ve lost count! And café gigs, where it was just me and my guitar.

The Music

After being signed by Sony Music, The Script’s first impact as a band came in April 2008 with the release of their debut single We Cry; a track that hit #13 on the UK charts within a month.

Since then, there have been two full-length albums, a self-titled in 2008 and this past January’s Science and Faith. Both are rich with heartfelt tracks that display a ringing sense of poetry right down to the albums’ liner notes.

Touring

And then there have been the live shows. Since 2008 The Script have toured extensively across Europe and the United States, playing such events as Oxegen, Ireland’s biggest music festival, and venues like New York’s Citi Field, opening for Paul McCartney.

Of the many highs, Power definitely has his favourites. “When we supported U2 in front of 80,000 people…that was pretty awesome,” he remembers of the July 2009 show at Croke Park, Dublin. “I just wish I could have enjoyed the actual experience more…I had built it up into this huge monster! But I can still feel that energy, even now as I’m talking about it.”

For three guys with families, the many tours are a big commitment. “Our families are so supportive,” says Power. “But it’s definitely the hardest part of what we do. There is a price to pay for this lifestyle, and a big part of that is being away so much. I was talking to a fan the other day, who said ‘Thank you for all the happiness you are bringing into the world’. It was such an amazing compliment; but it is a double edged sword. The trick is to pace yourself; I honestly believe that if this is what you truly want, it can happen and you’ll take to it like a duck to water. It was hard at first, but we’re in great shape now. The band is stronger than ever.”

What About Canada?

Noticeably absent from the live shows are gigs scheduled in Canada. The threesome played Windsor, Ontario back in 2009 and have their first Toronto show on Tuesday, May 31. “I know, I know,” laughs Power. “We do want to come back to Canada. Our plan is to get there and rock it and see how things go…see if the demand is there.”

At present, the demand definitely seems to be there. The Toronto show has been sold out for weeks, with just as many people on Kijiji looking to buy tickets as sell them.

True Irish Talent

And with good reason. Their vocals are solid, melodies beautiful and lyrics wrought with passion. After all, music is in their blood. “Coming from Ireland, we were swept up in the songs and stories around us and were definitely influenced by them,” says Power. “At every event as we were growing up, like a funeral, someone was a singer and someone was a musician. There’s that tradition of storytelling and music in Ireland; everything has a message and a moral. Music is all around us and has been a lifesaver for us personally.”

Source: Suite 101

In a taxi with… The Script

Back to 'The Good Ole Days' of November 2008 and an interview with 

The Dublin Weekender

The Dublin pop trio have hit the number one spot, but they’re still not millionaires – yet…

From left: Glen, Mark and Danny

We’re picking up the Script from Dublin airport. They’ve flown in from playing a German festival the previous night, and as they get into the cab, the trio – singer and keyboardist Danny O’Donoghue (26, raven-haired, intense), guitarist Mark Sheehan (28, shaven-headed, ebullient) and drummer Glen Power (29, be-shaded, droll) – are exhausted but elated. 

As well they might be; their self-titled debut album, full of ringing-but-funky anthems described as ‘Timbaland meets U2’, and ‘Maroon 5 meets the Police’, has just entered the UK album charts at number one.

‘It’s surreal,’ says Mark. ‘Yesterday someone asked us how it feels to be millionaires. We’re not millionaires at all.’ He grins. ‘Well, not yet, anyway.’

This is a kind of triumphant homecoming; the Script are Dubliners to a man, and are here to perform on Eire’s legendary TV institution The Late Late Show – which means, says Mark, ‘that our parents will know we’ve made it’. 

They believe the spirit of their native city has infused their sound, so much so that they call it ‘Celtic soul’.

Our cabbie, Gerard, is going to take the band on a quick tour of some old haunts. We head for the run-down James Street area, dominated by the Guinness brewery, where Mark was brought up. 

This is where he set up a studio in his garden shed as a teenager, and first met Danny, who lived nearby: ‘I was looking for more equipment,’ he says, ‘and was put in touch with Danny.’

‘We were both into hip-hop and R&B,’ adds Danny. ‘I ended up sort of moving into the shed.’

While still at school, the duo set their sights on becoming a songwriting/production team (their ambition reinforced by an early, unsuccessful stint in a boy band called MyTown). U2 manager Paul McGuinness heard some of their songs and helped them get work at studios in Florida, and later Los Angeles, where they spent six years honing their craft. 

‘It was a real apprenticeship,’ says Danny. ‘We were making tea, programming, doing session work, living in places that were infested with flying cockroaches and where you’d hear gunshots down the block at night.’ 

‘We felt like giving up more than once,’ says Mark. ‘But we would buoy each other up. Then we got to remix a Justin Timberlake track, and that led on to work with R&B legends like Dallas Austin and the Neptunes. It was amazing.

‘We were told our career options were to be electricians or tradesmen – if we were lucky'

It was three years ago, with the arrival in LA of Power, a friend of Mark’s and something of a prodigy in Dublin (he’d been playing pubs and clubs since he was 15 with the blessing of his musician father), that the idea of a fully-fledged band took hold. 

But the recording of their album was interrupted when Mark’s mother became ill, and the trio returned to Dublin. She died ten months later; four months after that, Danny’s father died of a heart attack. 

‘It was an intense period,’ says Danny. ‘We used that time as a sort of therapy session in the studio, getting our thoughts out.’

‘That’s why the songs are connecting with people,’ insists Mark. ‘They’re full of raw emotion. “The End Where I Begin” is all about my ma. When she was dying, she’d say, “Look, don’t let this stop you.” Every end is a beginning. 

'It’s a paradox, because it’s so sad that the two of them aren't here to see our success, but we wouldn't have made the album we did if it hadn't all happened. And coming back to Dublin was a big part of it.’

As we head out of James Street, the band reflects on how far they've come. ‘What’s great is that we've injected an option into our lives that was never here before, of making something of ourselves,’ says Mark. 

‘At school we were told that our career options were to be an electrician or a tradesman of some kind – if we were lucky. You’d be laughed at if you wanted to be a musician.’

‘My careers teacher put me in with a psychologist because I said I wanted to be in entertainment,’ laughs Danny. ‘He thought it was certifiable. I guess now we’re number one, a few words have been eaten. But it still doesn’t feel quite real.’ 

There’ll doubtless be more reality checks to come as the Script conquer new territories. For now, they’re just delighted to be back on native soil for the next couple of days (all three are now based in London: Mark with his wife Rina and their new baby, Danny and Glen enjoying pop-star singleton status). 

‘Oh yeah, coming home is like recharging your batteries,’ enthuses Mark. ‘Speaking of which,’ adds Glen, ‘isn’t it time we got ourselves a pint of Guinness?’

Their album The Script is out now on RCA. The single ‘Breakeven’ will be released tomorrow

Source: The Dublin Weekender 8th November 2008

Edited: DannyODonoghue.Net

We fear Scots shows jinx after In:Demand Live injury, admit The Script

This is not so much as the 'Good ole Days' as Bad Moments from the Good Ole Days

THE Script have admitted their last performance in Scotland was thrown into chaos after singer Danny O'Donoghue hurt his ankle in rehearsals.

THE Script have admitted their last performance in Scotland was thrown into chaos after singer Danny O'Donoghue hurt his ankle in rehearsals.

The boys played at In:Demand Live at Glasgow's SECC last weekend, but Danny said he hid the pain after he strained a ligament before the show.

"Something always goes wrong every time we play," said Danny. "I'm still recovering from a small ankle injury.

"I always try and get among the fans. I wanted to get down to everyone but I sprained my ankle.

"It's an old football injury and it inflamed, so I couldn't do it for the show."

Despite the gig being an alcohol free zone, Danny said he numbed the pain with a beer.

"It was a nasty pain but I had a beer to help it. There was no alcohol in the hall itself, but we brought our own on the tour bus."

The Irish hitmakers, who soared to the top of the charts with The Man Who Can't Be Moved, have played with Paul McCartney and Bono in recent months.

However, they revealed they had been nervous before their Scots gig as it was the first time they'd played new songs live to a big audience.

Drummer Glen Power said: "We've been surrounded by pop our entire lives, so In:Demand was a big deal for us.

"It was a nerve-wracking experience as we got to roadtest the new single for the first time in Scotland."

The boys have spent the last few years gaining new fans and playing with rock's greatest musicians.

Danny explained: "U2 are our heroes. Supporting them in front of 82,000 people had a kind of gladiator effect. As a musician, you feel alive."

Of playing with Macca, Danny said: "It was a defining moment being asked to support Paul in New York. He was amazing and came into our dressing room for half an hour."

The Script are ready to launch their new single For The First Time on September 5 and album Science And Faith a week later.

So now that they've sung with two of the greats, begun to crack America and have their new material coming out next month, who would the boys like to work with now? "Jedward", they say in unison.

Danny winks: "I know they're busy but if we could be squeezed on to the tour it would be great."

This is from 10th August 2012 / The Daily Record

The Script Talk Inspiration, Favourite Music & Songs That Make Them Jealous (Part 2)

The Script were interviewed in 'The Good Ole Days' of 2011

Source: FC / DannyODonoghue.Net

The Script Talk Inspiration, Favourite Music & Songs That Make Them Jealous

The Script were interviewed in 'The Good Ole Days' of 2011

Source: FC / DannyODonoghue.Net

Massaging the SCRIPT in NYC

From The Good Ole Days of 2009 November 16th

Singer  Danny O'Donoghue said he really enjoyed the Deep Tissue massage I gave him. He said it was "the best massage I've ever had in my life!".

The Irish band The Script are in the USA on tour and have already been on the TV shows 'Ellen', 'MTV total request live' and 'The David Letterman show', all in one week! They are really on their way up to the top. I thought to myself, while in their company with all the buzz around them, this is what it may have felt like for the Beatles on their first ever US tour. Not to that extreme, but I could sense they are about to explode into the BIG time over here in the USA. They also spend most of their time in hotel rooms as they have been touring non stop for the last 2 years, which is really hard on a person. I toured a couple times with bands and it is HELL on the body. Irregular sleeping habits, eating habits, different beds every night, people around you wanting to party every day and night- and I can only imagine how hard it must be to always be away from friends and loved ones for touring artist. They must feel lonely in the hotel rooms. Everyone around them being overly friendly and kind, superficial, always wanting something from them.

During his 2 hour massage, his iTunes were on shuffle and lots of lovely music was coming out of it. A few songs that came on were completely new to me. They sounded great and the singer sounded a bit like Stevie Wonder. I asked him "who's this?" and he said, humbly "this is us". I was like WHAT!!???? They sound great! When I told a couple friends I was on my way to massage the Script on the first night, they told me "oh, the boy band from Ireland" – so I was expecting a Back Street Boy situation, you know, lots of dancing, rather tedious music but I was very pleasantly surprised to see them, hear them, meet them. My friends were wrong. They ARE a band from Ireland and they ARE male and do have thousands of screaming females at their shows but that is all they have in common with boy bands. They write ALL of their own lyrics and music, just three members in the band (as I said, the bassist is a touring bass player). They don't wear matching costumes on stage and/or dance like 'Dancing Fools', they are fantastic. They opened for Paul McCartney on one whole tour. They all praised Paul and said how nice he was to them. 

Guitarist Mark Sheehan got a massage from my assistant Michelle

Fame is not as wonderful as one may think it. I have been around famous people most of my life and most seem trapped by their fame. Isolation and panic are always present. I feel for these folks. The least I can do is make them feel good with the best massage I can possibly give them. That is exactly what I did for the Script. I know they will never forget my hands of steel. The bassist was a bit afraid of my hands haha, as he heard how strong they were, but I showed him that I adjust my strength according to whom I am massaging and how their muscles feel to me. The bassist, Ben Sargeant , from the UK, is a touring (and studio sometimes?) member for the band, not a core member. He is a sweety-pie too. They all are. In fact my  face hurt from laughing after being around them. 

Ben the bassist

They are all so down to earth and ALL have their heads on straight; no bullshit. They are very driven, honest, HUMBLE and just plain fucking NICE. They are fun, hilarious yet not sarcastic or mean (like some up and coming bands I have met in the past). They are NOT letting success go to their heads. None of them seem to have a vain bone in their body, just plain cool. Their Mom's did a good job raising these guys, that is for SURE. Their tour manager (not mentioning his name even though he is a close friend) keeps things running super smooth too, they are on a roll!

Source: DrDot / Edited: DannyODonoghue.Net

Arthurs Day 2011 Performance - Pullman Ballroom, Central Park, West Jakarta - PICTURES

The Good Ole Days of 2011. Arthurs Day Performance

  

  

  

  

  

Source: Hak Cipta / Edited: DannyODonoghue.Net

Arthurs Day 2011 - Jakarta - Indonesia - PRESS CONFERENCE Pictures

Back in the Good Ole Days of 2011. Arthurs Day Press Conference

 

    

  

Source: Hak Cipta / Edited: DannyODonoghue.Net

The Script talk on 'Today' (USA) 2010

Back in 'The Good Ole Days' 
(10th Decemeber 2010)

The Irish rockers talk about being compared to U2, working with Bono’s daughter and the buzz about their highly anticipated new CD, “Science & Faith.”

Source: Today / Edited: DannyODonoghue.Net

Script frontman O'Donoghue turns heads on cover of Cosmo (2008)

The Good Ole Days

Danny O'Donoghue attends/performs at the launch of SonyBMG and O2's new music service at The O2 on August 7, 2008 in London, England

Dublin rock star Danny O'Donoghue is fast becoming a worldwide object of desire after landing a full page photoshoot in Cosmopolitan.

O'Donoghue, who fronts the massively successful rock group the Script, has been given a complete style overhaul by the internationally renowned glossy mag.

The self-confessed casual dresser donned a dapper suit for the pictorial and, as our exclusive pictures show, he looks every bit the pop star.

"I love it. The last time I wore a suit like this was at my sister's wedding! But I'm into experimenting and I've never been afraid to try new things, even if it's something I wouldn't normally wear," Danny said.

The rock musician admitted that his own look is a lot more casual.

"Battered, vintage leather jackets. I own five second-hand ones in brown and black, and can't help but feel like a cool rock star when I put one on," he explains.

Dream

Even rockstars have their fashion faux pas, but it seems Danny had an unusual favourite as a teenager.

"I was well into shell suits -- I had one in every colour," he said.

Danny is one of six celebrity men who has taken part in the men's fashion shoot and will feature beside T4 presenter Rick Edwards and TV star, singer and all-round showman, John Barrowman.

According to Tracy Ramsden, who wrote the accompanying feature, Danny could well have a career in modelling if his singing career falls through.

"He was an absolute dream to work with and was happy to go along with whatever we asked him to do," she said.

"We wanted to give him a different look because he usually likes to dress down in jeans and T-shirts, so we put him in a blazer and tie ensemble and he looked fantastic.

"He was a natural at modelling and followed direction very well. We all fell in love with him to be honest because he was just so down to earth and friendly -- there was nothing diva-like about him at all," she added.

Hectic

And while Tracy said Danny thoroughly enjoyed the shoot, he definitely won't be leaving the airwaves for a career on the catwalk.

"He said he'd love to do something similar again but he's pretty busy at the moment with the band and that's where his priorities lie.

"He has a hectic schedule so we were lucky to get him," she told the Herald.

Source: Lorna Nolan 10/10/08 / Edited: DannyODonoghue.Net

PhotoShoot for Cosmopolitan Magazine 2008

Back to the 'Good Ole Days' This is a photoshoot The Script dating back to October 2008



Source: Living TV / Edited: DannyODonoghue.Net

What's The Funniest Thing Ever Happened On Tour?

In our 'Good Ole Days' series we have a video from 2008 with a great memory they have of touring

Source: The Script

The Script's Mark Sheehan talks Irish bars, living in Florida and Halloween bonfires (2010)

Here is another interview from 'The Good Ole Days'  

(Tampa Bay Times October 28th 2010)

On Jan. 28, weeks before he became Public Twitter Enemy No. 1, John Mayer tweeted the following: “Every band with a single this year has a mission: beat 'Break Even’ by The Script. Oh, yah... good luck.”

Well, here we are, almost in November. And Breakeven (which is actually the correct title) still stands as one of the year’s strongest singles, a bouncy lamentation on breakups (“I got time while she got freedom / ’Cause when a heart breaks, no it don’t break even”) that became a hit around the world. It’s also helped make The Script the most popular Irish rock band since a little outfit called U2.

But even if they don’t end up owning the world like Bono and company, The Script are well poised to follow in the footsteps of radio-ready rock bands like Train, Maroon 5 and The Fray. Their new album, Science & Faith, comes out in January — although it’s already out in the U.K., so the band’s current concert setlist mixes hits like Breakeven with new songs that many U.S. fans haven’t heard.

You were just in Florida in March — you did an acoustic set for a radio station here. Do you have any recollections of the area?

I have lots of recollections. I lived in Orlando for about 3-1/2 years; so did Danny (O'Donoghue, vocals).

Really? How did that happen?

My wife is from Texas, and she lived in Orlando prior to us getting married, and of course I was fancying her, and courting her, and I went to Orlando to make music and write some songs, and try to get to know her a little better. We started getting some work there — we were just trying to keep the lights on, really. And we stayed there.

What were your impressions of the state of Florida when you first moved here?

I loved it. I’m a huge fan of America in general, so as a kid, I’ve always grown up dreaming of living in America. Florida really is a great place, and a great port of entry for any international person coming over, because it really represents America very well. It’s very clean, a very nice place, and there’s lots and lots to do. It’s a very outdoorsy place.

What kind of stuff did you do for fun?

I’ve gone to the beach a few times. We’ve done the parks a million times. We quite enjoyed the SkyVenture — you know, the thing you can go in and fly? We did that a lot, because we wanted to get good on that. We’ve done tons of stuff, from shooting to bloody driving, to everything.

Next spring you’re going to be part of the VH1 Best Cruise Ever. What are your expectations of that cruise? Do you tan well? Do you swim?

We’re Irish, so the second you put sun on us, we’re like snowmen in hell — we just melt. The boys are not too bad with the heat, but I’m a fair-skinned, red-headed Irishman, so I tend to not work well with the sun, but just protect myself as much as possible.

I’m sure there are a lot of American fans who know nothing about Ireland except Irish stereotypes. Do people insist on doing their Irish accents for you?

Mmm-hmm. We get lots of funny ones. What a lot of people don’t understand is that every part of America feels a little like a new country for us. Texas, for example, will be totally different from Florida and California, and so on. And they just want to make you feel welcome, so what they think is best to do is take you to a local Irish bar. (laughs)

I can’t think of anything more insulting! Give me your read on American Irish bars — I’m sure you’ve never seen a good one, right?

No, there’s some great ones. For example, I believe it’s in Cincinnati or Portland or one of those areas, one of the guys had flown in all the wood from Ireland to make it look as authentic as possible, because he’s from Ireland. Yeah, there’s lots of Irish people over here that do get it right. I think when it becomes a little bit commercialized, that’s when you lose what an Irish bar is all about.

When I lived in Florida, I had an Irish friend of mine who knew that nobody in America really gets Irish humor, and he was asked to do a voiceover for Bennigans. And in the voiceover, he said, “The food is the bollocks!” Which is really funny, because it’s so rude. I’m sitting in Bennigans, listening to his voiceover, and they obviously didn’t check it with anybody. They thought it was so authentic, but it was like, “You gotta get rid of that.”

I’m always curious about what it is that makes some things succeed in the United States but not the United Kingdom, and vice versa. Do you have a read on that? Why do you think that is?

It’s something we have spent about 11 years studying. There’s a clear difference in music from Europe to America, and I’m talking a sonic difference. We tend to go for traditional storytelling, very much so, from our culture. It tends to come from folk music, things like that. But it seems like America is very driven by radio, mostly. I guess when you’re in a car, they quite enjoy bass, and they quite enjoy drums and rhythm. So you tend to get an awful lot of rhythmic music over here. We’ve found that the best thing to do is combine those two worlds, try to bridge that gap between America and Europe. Our music is mixed and blended in a very American approach, but written in a very European way.

You guys have enjoyed a lot of crossover success with Breakeven. But next year, you’re touring arenas in the U.K., and you’ve already sold out a date at O2 Arena.

Yeah, O2 and and Wembley (Arena), both nights.

Is it weird for you to be playing smaller venues in America on this tour?

I think we’re on a bit of a mission with America, because what we feel every time we come over here is that it really resets the clock and makes you feel like you’re a new band once again. We quite enjoy that it’s not a huge production here. It’s just us with the local lights and the local sound, instead of us bringing the big production with us. It’s great because you get to see the whites in everybody’s eyes, and you get to relive some of those things you started off doing. So we started in America playing to like 400 people, 200 people, 800 people, and we’ve built that up now to nearly 2,000, 3,000 a night — in New York, 5,000. We’re really seeing our music work. It’s motivating us to come back and know that the hard work is actually paying off.

It’s Halloween weekend. Are there cultural differences between Halloween in Ireland and Halloween in the United States?

I think in some parts of the United States they do it, but we do a bonfire. We would collect wood for a month or two leading up to Halloween, and the locals would help us store it. And then we would pick an area where we could light it really high — we’re talking a giant bonfire here. And all the kids would trick-or-treat and do the usual things they do here, but at the end of the evening would finish with us all sitting around this giant fire. It’s loads of fun. It brings the community together that way. You’ve got a couple of hundred people around this fire, which is really cool.

You don’t have a concert on Halloween night — are you going to any parties?

No, unfortunately, it’s a travel day for us. We’re traveling from, I believe, St. Petersburg to Norfolk, so we’ll be on the bus for most of the day. But there’s normally costumes on the bus, and craziness happening, because you get kind of cabin fever. I’m sure we’ll go out that night once we park in Norfolk.

And set a bonfire.

That’d be good. The bus may arrive on fire. Who knows?

Source: Tampa Bay Times 2010 / Edited: DannyODonoghue.Net