Ronan Keating has admitted that he’s feeling the “pressure” to entertain on his new early morning show with Magic FM.
The Boyzone star, who recently joined forces with presenter Harriet Scott to host the Magic FM breakfast show, revealed that he’s going to find it hard getting used to such a “repetitive” job.
Speaking to the Press Association, Ronan admitted that he’s feeling the pressure to deliver “an entertaining, ram-packed show” every morning.
“I talk too much sometimes, but that doesn’t mean the stuff I talk about is any good. I’ve got to make sure I’m entertaining and I’m saying the right things – all this pressure that’s on us now and to play the right music,” he said.
Although Ronan is still focused on his music career, the 40-year-old hopes to reach the same level of success as BBC Radio 2’s Chris Evans.
“I think Chris Evans is probably the best. Chris is brilliant and he’s still at it, I’ve learnt a lot from listening to him over the years, and working alongside him over the years. It’ll be interesting to see if I can emulate him.”
As well as his success with Boyzone, Ronan has achieved a lot in terms of his solo music, TV presenting, and acting as a judge on Australia’s The X Factor and The Voice.
“I think repetition is going to be odd for me,” he said. “I’ve never done anything so repetitive for such a long amount of time. Five days a week, Monday to Friday… and getting up so early, that’s going to be tricky, it’s going to take a bit of getting used to.”
Over the summer, Boyzone announced that they will be back with a new album and tour next year for their 25th anniversary – and Ronan has assured fans that he’ll have plenty of time for the studio.
“I finish work at 10 every morning, so I’ve got all day to be in the studio, and if I’m doing promo or whatever. The weekends are free if I’m doing anything TV-wise, promo-wise, then I have a certain amount of weeks off from the radio and I’ll use those holiday weeks for the Boyzone tour!”
“For 25 years I haven’t stopped. I often thought about taking a year off but I don’t think I’d be able to. I like what I do, I like working… When I go on holiday I’m not one for sitting by the pool. I like being active.
“With Boyzone, you take a year off, make a Boyzone record, take a year off Boyzone then make a solo record. I’m writing a solo record at the moment, I started writing again but I’m not going to release anything for the next 18 months. Maybe after 2019 will be my next solo record,” he added.
Ronan Keating and Harriet Scott will co-host the Magic FM breakfast show weekdays from 6am.
