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Mark Feehily: The magic is in our similarities, not differences
Updated On: 27 November, 2023 05:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla
In an interview to mid-day ahead of last Friday’s rocking show in the city, Westlife member Mark Feehily spoke about how each of the artistes finds a means to express as a unit
Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan perform at Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Race Course
The uncanny thing about nostalgia is that it reminds you not only of the moments, people and places associated with a phase of life, but also the person you were then. Few things are as powerful as music (and music concerts) in placing you right back at the time when you consumed it, or it consumed you. Heading to the Westlife concert with my co-Westlife-admirer-friend, I was 15 again. She shared anecdotes about Shane Filan, I spoke of my affection for Mark Feehily, and we commented on how unlikely it would be to spot too many male fans at the gig.
Ironic though it was, at the time when “boy bands” were popular, boys found it “un-cool” to call themselves admirers of the bands. Westlife, in particular, for their ballad-like renditions that put their fine command as musicians on display, arguably found favour from female listeners. On Friday night, however, this distinction wasn’t evident. Turning out to cheer for the quartet that marked their India debut with The Wild Dreams tour, the band brought ’90s back as their fans matched them word for word as they rendered Seasons in the sun, Lay my love on you, Uptown girl, Swear it again, and World of our own.
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