"I’m saddened to hear of the death of Dolores O’Riordan at just 46. Her wonderful band recorded a moving song after the Warrington bomb in memory of two innocent victims, Johnathan Ball and my son Tim. RIP Dolores … I was completely unaware what it was about."
— Dolores O'Riordan

January 1, 1970

Quote Details

Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Added on April 10, 2026
Unverified quote
0 likes
Alternative rock singersGuitarists from IrelandSinger-songwriters from IrelandCatholics from Ireland
Original Language: English

Sources

Colin Parry, commenting on the song "Zombie" after learning of its meaning, in "Dolores O’Riordan’s 'majestic' Zombie lyrics hailed by father of IRA bomb victim" by Nick Reilly in NME (16 January2018); also quoted in "Father of IRA bomb victim thanks Dolores O’Riordan for 'majestic and very real' Zombie lyrics" by Rebecca Lewis, in METRO (16 January 2018)