Boyzone: Spin The Bottle Banter

Interview·Smash Hits, August 1995· Also featuringOasis

August 1995, and Boyzone were Ireland's freshly minted teen idols — still green enough to spend a Smash Hits interview playing a daft game of dares. Steve, Keith, Shane, Mikey and Ronan sat in a circle with a bottle and a hatful of awkward questions, egging each other on.

I hope these questions aren't too bad,
Steve, opening nervous joke as the game begins.
I hope they are!
Keith, keith urging trouble with a grin.
Yeah, I got caught picking my nose by some fans!
Shane, shane recounts a mortifying motorway moment.
I was feeling tired and emotional and things just got me down.
Ronan, on the last time he cried.

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Originally published as “SPIN THE BOTTLE!” in Smash Hits, August 2-15 1995 (from page 16). The scan below is hosted by the Internet Archive.

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