The Script were lauded by Late Late Show viewers on Friday night as they candidly opened up about grief following the death of their bandmate. Mark Sheehan of The Script died in April 2023, and 16 months on, the remaining members of the beloved band are still learning to navigate life without their best friend, colleague and shared recipient of their dreams. Chatting to Patrick Kielty, Danny O’Donoghue and Glen Power openly discussed their pain, and what the last year has looked like for them while handling the monumental loss.
‘It’s been very, very tough. To go back out again after everything that happened was really tough for us,’ Danny began. ‘We weren’t sure if we wanted to do it or how we were gonna feel about it.
’ ‘In the spirt of what Mark was about and what he wanted us to do in the beginning, we knew it was the right thing to do, was to get back out there and give it our all.’ ‘He was a very proactive, very positive person..
.he really was the bridge that brought us all together,’ he continued. A post shared by The Late Late Show (@latelaterte) Discussing the undeniable impact Mark had on their lives, Glen added; ‘I think if me and Dan hadn’t met Mark we’d still be in our bedrooms playing music thinking “it’s gonna happen someday!”‘ ‘Me, as a kid, he kinda took me under his wing and really gave me a lot of confidence,’ Danny divulged.
‘It’s bizarre each time we’re on something. This is the first time we’ve been on the sh.
