Boyzone’s Shane Lynch: ‘The music industry is Satanic’

Boyzone’s Shane Lynch talks demons, deliverance and working his way back to the light 

Shane Lynch has coined a word for his bad boy years : “Shaneanigans”. The Boyzone singer spent much of his 20s – between concerts and autograph signings – drinking, swearing and getting into scraps. It was the 90s, after all. 

Around that time, he also became fascinated by the occult, the evidence of which is still visible in the tattoos etched on his skin. This “anti-God, anti-Christ” season became a problem when Lynch later became a Christian, so he added more ink to alter the meanings. The 47 year-old tells me that while fame has had many benefits, being on stage in front of 20,000 screaming fans was exceptionally lonely at times. He often missed the rhythm and routine of home.