INTERVI EW NATHAN CAR T ER
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2019 will be an even busier year for you with yet another tour – Born for the Road. You're taking in some impressive venues to include the London Palladium, does a venue like that add to the nerves? Do you suffer with nerves before a concert? I do get a little bit nervous, yes, I’m lucky enough to have done a good few of these venues already, this will be my fourth time going back to the Palladium and we’re doing it on St Patrick’s Day, which is even more special for me. I always take time before those gigs, especially at the Palladium, to take it all in, because you think of the amount of people that have played there – The Stones, The Beetles – you know anybody who is anybody has played it, so I like to try and take it all in backstage before I go on.
Playing for the Pope must have bought on some nerves? Because if your nanny was like any other kind of Irish nanny – it is everything! I know! I know what you mean! When I was asked I was like Jeez this is such an honour, then it dawned on me that I was actually singing at Croke Park in front of 65,000 to 70,000 people AND it was going to be televised AND the Pope was going to be there and that is probably the biggest gig of my career without a doubt, as it was pretty nerve wracking! But I really enjoyed it and as I say it was a massive honour. I was just so honoured to be part of a special moment, you know Andrea Bocelli went on after me and Daniel O’Donnell was there and it was such a big event for Ireland and anyone in the Catholic religion – a special moment.
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Now, Born for the Road as an album and tour title is very apt as you spend most of your time on the road! How do you cope with all the travel? Do you ever just want to hang up the boots for a little while? I do sometimes, but to be honest when I get on stage I love what I do and it makes it all worthwhile. I got back from America and had one day off and then I started my Irish Christmas Concert Tour, I was pretty wrecked, but it was all worth it when you see the smile on people’s faces and you see them enjoying themselves.
You've had many career defining moments and there’s still a lifetime ahead of you, but if there was one song that changed it all for you, would it be Wagon Wheel? Wagon Wheel was definitely the one that changed it, definitely! It was played on daytime radio, it was played in nightclubs all across Ireland, it’s still requested today and it opened up a whole new audience to me. I owe a lot to that song and to Bob Dylan who was one of the co-writers of it – so I owe a lot to him – although it’s probably made him a lot of money!
I was just going to say you’ve made him a lot of money love! [laughing] Actually, you’re right Katie. [laughing]
Having seen the reaction from your many female admirers, to include a host of my friends from the Irish Dancing world… [Laughing] You certainly have a very strong fan base, but what's the
funniest approach or gift you've had from a fan? I’ve been sent quite a few strange things, but for me the funniest is always getting knickers thrown onto the stage! I always make a joke of it and pick them up and say I hope they’re clean! [laughing] [laughing] You do have to question what possesses them when they do that, but anyway…
Will you be making any New Year resolutions for 2019? I’ll have to get to the gym more, I always say I’ll make time for it, but I don’t. I find it hard to get motivated, that’s my only problem [laughing] – that has to be the resolution!
What else does 2019 hold in store for you? Well to be honest my year gets filled up with gigs and then other stuff gets planned around it like TV shows and the performance for the Pope and so there’s always stuff happening and I’d like to think its going to be the biggest and the best yet.
Any plans for duets with anybody? Duets are a really big thing for people at the moment aren’t they? Oh yeah I’d love to do a collaboration definitely – someone like Ed Sheeran – if that came about I’d love to do that. I love the fact that he’s fused various genres with pop, he’s done some pretty cool stuff, so I’d love to work with him.
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