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Dolores O'Riordan had an exclusive talk with Hot Press in Dublin and confirmed that a much anticipated solo album will be released in late spring/early summer 2006! The release of her solo album will also launch a worldwide tour.


Some of the musicians on her solo album will include Kilkenny drummer Graham Hopkins, Cranberries session player Steve Demarchi and bassist Maco Mendoza who has worked with Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake and Ted Nugent. Despite the heavy metal super-musicians backing Dolores on this project, she confirms that she has not gone heavy-metal:

“Before you ask, no, I haven’t gone heavy metal,” Dolores laughs. “Graham I love for his energy and Marco, who’s been friends with my husband for 15 or 20 years, creates the most amazing sounds. He’s a Mexican dude, so he’s got that Latin rhythm thing going on as well as the rock. The main guitarist is Steve Demarchi, who used to do live session work with the Cranberries.”

She describes the upcomining album as "the most personal record I've ever made". She has described her songs as both musically and lyrically different from The Cranberries, "...I wouldn’t have written something as dark and personal as that with the boys."

In December, Dolores will be in Rome to perform at the annual Vatican Christmas concert. When asked whether she thinks the new Pontiff is as "rock and roll" as the last one, she jokes, “John Paul used to work the crowd a bit whereas Benny’s only new in the gig,” she laughs again. “He probably needs a few lessons and a pair of shades for Bono!”

Aber klaro El - das mach ich doch gerne.
Irgendwo im Netz kursieren auch ein paar Solo-Songs - mal schauen ob ich die noch irgendwo finde.....