Twenty Things You Didn't Know About the Corrs
1. "Corr" is actually the Irish word for "odd" or "eccentric".
2. Andrea often uses Walton's black tin whistle in the key of D.
3. Each member of the band plays the piano. It was their father who taught them.
4. When the Corrs were much youger, Jim used to lift Andrea onto the very top shelf of a huge cupboard where she'd be sitting there waiting for someone to find her.
5. Andrea still sucks her thumb. It was a habit she ahd as a baby. She says that sucking her thumb comforts her and helps her fall asleep.
6. Sharon Corr recently sparked controversy in her native Ireland by calling for the legalization of cannabis and is heating up her traditional Catholic homeland by being vocal about being pro-abortion.
7. Although the siblings enjoy touring, Sharon says that the rigors and stress of traveling causes her to break out in spots once in a while.
8. Gorgeous singer Andrea Corr has ditched her sqeaky clean image by admitting that she would rather listen to bad bot rapper Eminem than any of today's pop acts. The stunning "Breathless" singer thinks the controversial rapper is one of the most talented musicians of this time, and she hopes with the "Stan" star one day.
9. Sharon has been quoted as saying that Andrea had the best grades in school. The worst report cards were brought home by big brother Jim.
10. Andrea loves brussels sprouts and baked cod and tomatoes. Sharon, who used to be a vegetarian, often likes to make up her own recipes. Carline is a huge fan of anything Italian, while Jim eats out a lot or shoves something in the microwave, as he admits to being a bit lazy when it comes to food (though he does have a passion for Mexican and Indian).
11. Andrea is a tea addict and is often heard complaining about the lack of a decent cup of tea especially when the band was in the US.
12. CAroline does her own washing at home, but also gets a lot of her clothes dry-cleaned, particularly a blue Italian coat she doesn't want to risk ruining. Andrea, on the other hand, has a nasty habit of shrinking things.
13. The ring that Andrea always wears was bought at the seconghand auction in Australia years ago. Andrea said that she was surprised that it fitted her finger straight away, and that she was especially drawn to the ring's history and was intrigued by who had owned it before.
14. Sharon and Caroline bought themselves a house with thier ifrst paycheck while Jim bought himself a car. Andrea treated herself twice and bought a house and a car.
15. Sharon hates vacuumming, and would rather sweep than vacuum. She got rid of all the carpets in her house and laid down bare floorboards. Caroline can't stand cleaning mirrors; Jim hates having to scrape off candle wax from the floor; while Andrea loves all kinds of housework.
16. While none of the Corrs are actually afraid of flying, Andrea and Caroline have mentioned on various occassions how much they loathe having to take public transportations.
17. All of them love the video "Truly, Madly, Deeply" by Savage Garden.
18. Their real names are: Andrea Jane, Caroline Goergine, James Stevem Ignatius, and Sharon Helga Corr.
19. Sharon got suspended from school twice for skipping class, although she prides herself in having missed only one violin lesson in her entire life.
20. When Andrea was much younger, her father Gerry confiscated her copy of Prince's lovesexy album, not because Prince was nude on the cover, but because he heard Andrea pplaying another one of Prince's albums where the lyrics were somewhat nasty.
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