8 MARCH / APRIL 2009

Before you read: Can you fi nd Dublin on a map of Europe?

THE CROWN INTERVIEWCROWN: Where did you grow up?Danny: We grew up in a poor part of Dublin, near the Guinness1 factory.

CROWN: What was life like? What did kids do in that part of Dublin?Danny: Most of them played football and got into trouble*. Mark: They stole cars, the usual stuff*. Our love of music saved us.

CROWN: Did your teachers encourage* you to be musicians?Danny: No, they said, “You can be an electrician or a plumber*.” Mark: We said we wanted to be musicians. But they laughed at us.

CROWN: You went to America when you fi nished school. How did that happen?Danny: The manager of U2 heard our music. He liked it and got jobs for us in a studio in Los Angeles.

The Script are the hottest new

rock band from Ireland.

The Script: “Dublin is our home!”

Mark Sheehan (guitar player)

Danny O’Donoghue

(singer)

GlenPower

(drummer)

1. Guinness is a traditional Irish drink. It is a very strong beer!

CROWN: Great! What did you do there?Mark: It wasn’t very exciting! We just made tea and helped in the studio. We lived in a horrible house with cockroaches* inside and gun fi ghts in the street outside.Danny: Then Glen came from Ireland and joined us. He is the best drummer! We started The Script.

CROWN: Why did you return to Ireland?Mark: My mother was ill. And a few months later, Danny’s father died suddenly. Danny: That was a bad time. Music helped us in our darkest moments.

CROWN: And now you live in London and tour* the world?Mark: Yes, we live in London but Dublin is our home.

THE SCRIPTNames: Danny O’Donoghue, Mark Sheehan and Glen Power

Come from: Dublin, Ireland

Songs: We Cry, The Man Who Can’t Be Moved and Breakeven

Cool moment: The Script have designed their own level for the new PlayStation game, LittleBigPlanet.

MUSICCulture; Superlatives

Superlatives

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MARCH / APRIL 2009 9 THE ANSWERS ARE ON PAGE 15 ➧

Read what Danny says about Dublin. Choose the correct superlatives.

1 The most important / The quietest day in Dublin and Ireland is St Patrick’s Day on March 17th. Everybody has a big party.

4 We don’t like the weather in Dublin. Ireland is the wettest / the sunniest country in Europe - it’s always raining.

5 The Spire is the smallest / the tallest monument in Dublin. It is 120 metres high.

2 The newest / The most famous pop group from Dublin is U2.

3 Dublin is the biggest / the smallest city in Ireland.

Danny’s Guide to Dublin

✱WORDWISE ● to get into trouble – avoir des ennuis – mettersi nei guai – in Schwierigkeiten geraten – in de problemen geraken – wpaść

w kłopoty ● the usual stuff – comme d'habitude – siamo alle solite – das Übliche – de typische bezigheden/activiteiten van kinderen – to, co zwykle ● to encourage – encourager – incoraggiare – ermutigen; ermuntern – aanmoedigen – zachęcić ● plumber – plombier – idraulico – Klempner/in –

loodgieter – hydraulik ● cockroach – cafard – scarafaggio – Küchenschabe – kakkerlak – karaluch ● to tour – être en tournée – fare una tournée –

auf Tournee gehen – op tournee gaan – odbywać tournée

DUBLIN

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