Keith: Wild Man Of Pop Or What?

Is Keith Boyzone a hard-drinking tough nut or mild-mannered family fella? We blow the myths surrounding pop's long-haired lovely.

RUMOUR NUMBER 1

He's a wild party animal

"Well, I like to enjoy meself! Everyone in the band likes to have a good time, I just like to go a step further. Last night I still had the key to a suite in the hotel we'd used two days ago and we went up there. We had to sneak around and make sure there was no-one in there and then we had a bit of a party on the roof. When the hotel found out they tried to kick us out but we all hid."

RUMOUR NUMBER 2

He's got girls hair

"That's true, I get a body wave once a month haha. What am I gonna do next? I dunno, it's very difficult to have long hair when you're on tour, which we are in September and October so I might have to whack it off!

RUMOUR NUMBER 3

He's the hardest man in pop

Ah no, I'm just an ordinary bloke having a good time, there's no need to be a tough man. We've no reason to fight with anyone and as we say in the band 'in with anger, out with lurve.' (But could you have J Five in a fight?) There's a lot of people who go on about how tough they are. The boys in Five are going around saying they're not a boy band and they're not like Boyzone and they're tough and they're hard. You know - go to a bleedin' boxing ring! They're in this business to sing songs and have a good time, so why don't they just chill out? Their songs are very good, it's just their attitude that needs to change."

RUMOUR NUMBER 4

He's a soppy, domesticated, under-thumb house husband

"What am I like at home? A soppy husband, that's what. I love being at home and seeing me son, he's me little mate. I like getting down the park with Jordan to feed the ducks and play football. Being married has given me a great sense of security and it's made me feel like I know where I'm going in life. It's a nice little feeling.

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