Caroline Corr
Birthday:
17 March 1973, Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland
Birth Name:
Caroline Georgina Corr
Height:
163 cm
Caroline Georgine Corr is a member of the Irish pop/rock/Celtic musical group The Corrs. The other band members are her brother Jim and her sisters Andrea and Sharon. The Corrs' parents were musicians who strongly encouraged each of their children to pursue music. Caroline was taught the piano by her father from a very early age. She also lear...
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Caroline Georgine Corr is a member of the Irish pop/rock/Celtic musical group The Corrs. The other band members are her brother Jim and her sisters Andrea and Sharon. The Corrs' parents were musicians who strongly encouraged each of their children to pursue music. Caroline was taught the piano by her father from a very early age. She also learned the bodhran while very young. Although she is now the drummer for the Corrs, she did not take up that instrument until she was 18. By all accounts, she has done well with it. She also play piano and contributes back-up vocals for the group.The siblings first performed as a band when they auditioned to play in the musical film The Commitments (1991). The movie's musical director John Hughes saw potential in the band and became their manager. The band's music shows strong influences from traditional Celtic but also modern pop such as the Eagles and the Carpenters. In 1994 The Corrs landed a recording contract with producer David Foster of Atlantic Records (USA). Their debut album was "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (1995), followed by "Talk on Corners" (1997), "In Blue" (2000) and "Borowed Heaven (2004)". To date they have sold some 30 million albums. The Corrs have peformed on tour with musical acts U2, Celine Dion, and the Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger has commented "They blew us, the Stones, off our own stage". The Corrs have also appeared on Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and have made an MTV-sponsored "Unplugged" video.Caroline married Frank Woods in 2003 and they now have two chidren. Show less «
I really like to have a bit of direction, you know?
I really like to have a bit of direction, you know?
Our parents were musicians.
Our parents were musicians.
There was no one in particular I really tried to copy.
There was no one in particular I really tried to copy.
Oh yeah, we all write. That's what's great about when you have basics in piano.
Oh yeah, we all write. That's what's great about when you have basics in piano.
In Ireland, it's been like U2 and The Cranberries, which is rock, but you know they're Irish.
In Ireland, it's been like U2 and The Cranberries, which is rock, but you know they're Irish.
Waking up with a bad head in the morning is difficult sometimes.
Waking up with a bad head in the morning is difficult sometimes.
Actually, I wear the nail polish to hide how grubby my nails are.
Actually, I wear the nail polish to hide how grubby my nails are.
When I was drumming with Mick Fleetwood I thought I looked half mad. I thought I looked half crazy.
When I was drumming with Mick Fleetwood I thought I looked half mad. I thought I looked half crazy.
I used to play the piano in the band, and so there's some horrendous scenes of me playing the keyboards.
I used to play the piano in the band, and so there's some horrendous scenes of me playing the keyboards.
I do like to look at female drummers, because I am one.
I do like to look at female drummers, because I am one.
And I've played piano since I was little, so I was originally the piano player in the band.
And I've played piano since I was little, so I was originally the piano player in the band.
We do it because we love to play music and that's what we're all about.
We do it because we love to play music and that's what we're all about.
But I do have an idea in my head before I go in about what I'm going to do.
But I do have an idea in my head before I go in about what I'm going to do.
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!!!
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!!!
I've always stayed pretty fit. I felt I needed to give myself energy by exercising and things like that.
I've always stayed pretty fit. I felt I needed to give myself energy by exercising and things like that.
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 ...Show more »
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. Show less «
It's been crazy trying to tour with a baby. But it's actually working out okay.
It's been crazy trying to tour with a baby. But it's actually working out okay.
There's actually 14 in our family, but we disowned the others.
There's actually 14 in our family, but we disowned the others.
I'm not the hottest tuner on the planet, so I normally get someone to come out and do it for me.
I'm not the hottest tuner on the planet, so I normally get someone to come out and do it for me.
We go in and I do my thing, and then we supplement it with whatever we want.
We go in and I do my thing, and then we supplement it with whatever we want.
I remember my first show was a live TV show in Ireland, and I was just petrified. It was horrific.
I remember my first show was a live TV show in Ireland, and I was just petrified. It was horrific.
We've worked very hard as a band and would like to think we've got this far on the strength of our music.
We've worked very hard as a band and would like to think we've got this far on the strength of our music.
I listened to a lot of bands that were happening at the time, but no one in particular.
I listened to a lot of bands that were happening at the time, but no one in particular.
I mean, y'know, platinum is different in every country, which can be confusing.
I mean, y'know, platinum is different in every country, which can be confusing.
We play our Irish songs a bit more loosely.
We play our Irish songs a bit more loosely.
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 becau...Show more »
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. Show less «
Yes, we record practically everything on Pro Tools.
Yes, we record practically everything on Pro Tools.
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...Show more »
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. Show less «
Well I had a musical background, but I still didn't know a lot about drums at the time.
Well I had a musical background, but I still didn't know a lot about drums at the time.
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...Show more »
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. Show less «
Sharon went on to play classical but we actually went into totally different instruments which was lucky for the band because otherwise we'd...Show more »
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!! Show less «
