Interview with Mary Coughlan
The Press, 2003-07-05
- Rosa Shiels

 

Red Hot and Blue

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The topic of one of her favourite singers, Elvis Costello, and his imminent marriage to Diana Krall leads to a fresh bout of invective. Costello's former wife, Pogues singer Cait O'Riordan, is a close friend of Coughlan's.

"I met his ex-wife in town the other day. I've known the two of them for 16 years. I've been at all their gigs and we used to have such a good time," she says sadly.

"She's lost about five stone weight. She never knew. He didn't have the fookin'' balls to tell her - she read it in a gossip column. She was still together living with him in Dublin and he was seeing the other woman all the time! I didn't think he'd do something like that. Jesus, you know. I mean, you all fall in love and all that, but you at least could tell your wife.

"Anyway, Cait's very upset and I hate Diana Krall. I can't stand her, God forgive me. She's so boring. She's just like a blonde thing in a skirt that sings. I went to see her twice. Went the first time and I was unimpressed and I thought no, I'm just being silly, so I went back and I was even more unimpressed. So there you are."

She laughs as she catches herself being catty. "Meouw, meouw!"

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