The pandemic has been hard on everyone, mentally, physically and emotionally. Being in a situation that is unfamiliar can bring up emotions from the past, Danny O’Donoghue has spoken about his own experience during the pandemic and dealing with grief in his life.
The script singer spoke about his mental health and how he knows that material things aren’t what bring happiness in a recent interview with The Sunday Independent.
“It doesn’t matter how much money, or how much success you have to make you think that it is happiness. It is not happiness.
“I’m very strong about my emotions. I am able to say I am weak a lot of time, and that I am broken inside. Who else is? Put your hand up.”
He spoke about how the pandemic helped him realise what was most important in life saying, “It was almost like solitary confinement. So, I have come out knowing that all the other stuff around me is absolutely nonsensical and the things that matter most to me are my family, my friends and the one that I love.
“That’s it. There’s nothing else in the world, bro.
“I was on the road for 12 years before Covid-19. I’ll look back and think of the time I had curling up on the couch [during lockdowns] and getting to know the love of my life and getting to know me as a person, because I am extremely different than I was 12 years ago. I am still an open book, but I still feel I know nothing.”
Danny also spoke about his hopes to become a father some day, “It’s probably the only thing missing from my life at this stage.
“If I can be blessed with a child, yes, I think I would make a good father. But to be a good father when I find a good mother. I don’t know if I have the skills to bring up a child on my own.
“I’ve got sisters who brought up kids on their own — I’ve got a lot of respect for them — but I know how hard it is, particularly in today’s day and age. I feel like I’ve a solid enough foundation now in my life and I can at least steer a kid in a right direction.”
The Script are currently planning to embark on a greatest hits tour in 2022.