36 - Danny O'Donoghue

Paul McKenna's Positivity Podcast

Global

Society & Culture, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 766 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Frontman of The Script, Danny O'Donoghue talks to Paul about his life and career. From bring brought up in a musical family and pursuing his passion for music his whole life, to reflecting on how precious life is and how important it is to do what you love. Danny shares how he has practised meditation since he was 15 years old and how this has taught him to be more ambitious and dream in technicolour. He talks about his values in life, what traits have got him to where he is today, as well as his mission to find out why music is important to us. He also touches on mortality, how death brings everything into sharp focus, and it's not death that he's scared of, it's not living. This is one of the most moving episodes of The Positivity Podcast so far. The Positivity Podcast is sees Paul McKenna interview some of the world's most interesting people. From film stars, to entrepreneurs and entertainers, you'll learn the tips and tricks that the best in the business use to stay positive. Don't forget to rate and subscribe to the podcast and share your best bits from the episode online. Paul McKenna Twitter: @ImPaulMcKenna Paul McKenna Instagram: @IamPaulMcKenna

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0:00.0	This is a global, original podcast.
0:02.7	Paul McKenna's positivity podcast.
0:06.2	Hello, this is Paul McKenna, and welcome to the positivity podcast.
0:10.2	My objective is to interview the most interesting people in the world,
0:13.6	and in the next 30 minutes, get insights and even discover how it is that they do what they do,
0:19.0	what makes them unique and fascinating, their success
0:21.8	mindset, and certainly what keeps them positive.
0:27.2	My guest today is a singer-songwriter. He's the lead singer and piano player of the band
0:31.5	The Script, who've received two Brit Award nominations and sold over 20 million albums.
0:37.0	He's also been a judge on the TV show The Voice.
0:39.3	He's written and produced songs for Britney Spears, Boys to Men and TLC. I'm talking today with
0:44.5	Danny O'Donohue. Do what makes you happy. If I see you for one second doing any part of your life
0:49.8	that you're not happy in, change it. If I don't eat food, I'll die. If I don't drink water, I'll die. If I don't listen to music, you won't necessarily die.
0:56.1	But why is it so important to us?
0:57.9	This is what I, and it's my life's work
0:59.8	and my life's mission to find out why.
1:01.5	But I believe, heaven and hell,
1:03.6	I think if we all thought about life
1:05.3	that there wasn't an afterlife
1:06.6	or there may not be an afterlife. I know it's a very scary thought, but how amazing would it be?
1:11.1	You will pull the people that you love even closer to you.
1:32.7	It's really hard to believe when it's summed up in a paragraph.
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