LOUIS WALSH

When I was managing Boyzone and Westlife there were screaming girls every night. If there wasn't a high-piched screaming, it was a bad gig. I got used to it.

There's nobody knows more about dancing and choreography than Arlene Phillips, ever.

I've had three Eurovision winners: two with Johnny Logan and one with Linda Martin and even Jedward did great, because 'Lipstick' was a great song and they had a great show. It was a great visual.

I hate putting on weight.

I want to carry on in the music business and in television because it's basically a hobby and a passion that I actually get paid for.

The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm a chancer and they think I'm lucky! They don't realise that I have actually earned it, because I have worked with so many bands. That's all I've ever done is work in music.

I married Stephen Gately off to so many people because Stephen didn't want anyone to know he was gay at the start. He was dreading all of his life that this was going to ruin his career.

Too many artists appear to forget where they came from.

Everybody has auditioned and failed. You learn from that. It's how you learn your craft.

I don't have many friends, but I have enough. I'm not one of these people who collects celebrity friends.

I don't particularly like working with girlbands because it's very hard to find a girlband that all get on.

All you need in a successful boyband is two great singers and three okay singers and you get can away with it.

I watched 'In Treatment,' that was good.

I'm low-maintenance. And I'm not going vegan.

It's very hard to meet somebody that you're comfortable with who really knows you.

I think Dublin is the best place in the world, all you need is money. I feel safe here, no one is going to shoot me, like in the States.

Everybody says they were 'born to sing' but you can suss the good from the bad. You can tell who's in it for the music.

A lot of people who want to be serious artists probably don't want to go for a talent show, but it is a great launching pad.

J.Lo cannot sing, but she's still selling out Vegas.

I don't know if I'll quit Ireland. I like living here because I like the people here, but you never know what's going to happen.

I'm not a good dancer.

I act like I'm a bit stupid.

I love doing 'X Factor,' I absolutely love it. It has its highs and lows. Sometimes I love it more than other times. It is the best job in the world though.

The 'X Factor' is the biggest show on TV and the other shows are just copying us with their silly chairs. Simon Cowell is the king of TV and if he's not involved then it's not good.

Nadine from Girls Aloud could definitely go solo - she's the one with the talent and will have a successful solo career.