Capitol Records were very keen for me to write and see how I got on; I think that is what defined my sound. The first session I had was with two young up-and-coming writers, Nick Atkinson and Tom Wilding, and I went into a session a bit nervous because I hadn't written that many songs before.

I have worked long and hard to try to reduce my debts, and I am devastated that it came to this conclusion. I now intend to focus on the remaining dates of the Westlife tour and my commitments to the band before looking to rebuild a future for my wife, my three children and myself.

When you look at bands like Take That, who have come back bigger than ever, you can see there will always be a market for good pop bands.

I have three children to take care; I have a wife. My job is to take care of them, and I can say it's a pretty cool job to have.

You've got to go down the road you naturally go down, and for me it was pop, folk country, just feel-good music. I suppose most of my songs are very up-tempo.

I love Ireland. I'll always be 100pc Irish. I get really excited when I go to Sligo; it's my home.

For Westlife, the music will never stop as long as our fans are around inspiring us to keep on making beautiful music together.