Safe, Wanted, and Loved by Patrick Dylan

“Especially since we have been away for a few years and not released anything. “I wait nervously before the release,” he said. Waiting several months between the completion of the work and when it’s available to the masses only adds to the anxiety. It’s his first new work in three years and, despite his mad popularity, there are some nerves about the reception it will get. Horan was in Toronto to promote his new album, The Show, which will be released June 9. But first, we needed to do a little bit of music talk, to justify me being there. Once he learned we were going to talk golf, he was anxious to jump in. He was calm and relaxed while oozing charisma, and treated everyone in the room as if they were his best buds. Instead, he walked into the tiny boardroom somewhere in the maze that is the MuchMusic building with a wide smile. Horan has the success and star power that would allow him to look down at a golf writer and wonder why he had to talk to me. Safe to say, he’s a megastar in today’s world. He’s also a judge on the hit program The Voice, where his star continues to soar. He’s now out on his own and racking up the same sort of sales numbers. And a whole lot nervous.įor those who still have Cooper at the top of their playlists, Horan is formerly of the boy band One Direction, which had multi-platinum record sales. So, when the boss asked if I could sit down with Niall Horan, I admitted that I was a little bit rusty.

In fact, it was decades ago, when I had a chance to sit down with Alice Cooper after playing 18 holes with him.

A brave memoir in the tradition of Brain on Fire, Dylan's Safe, Wanted, and Loved is a compassionate, honest, and gripping account of a family navigating mental illness.It has been a while since I last interviewed a musician. As her illness eluded diagnosis, the family's struggle was only beginning. Within weeks, she had been admitted to the emergency room, the hospital, and the local crisis facility, but none of the experts could provide an answer. But on the morning of Mia's thirty-ninth birthday, everything changed. They worked together to create a loving home for their two children, enjoyed a close relationship with their extended family, and offered mutual support during hard times. Scared and unprepared, he began a desperate battle to protect her from a mysterious disease, shelter their children from her bizarre behavior, and recover the woman he loved.įor years, Patrick and Mia Dylan enjoyed an intimate marriage that exemplified partnership. When a sudden mental illness struck his wife, Patrick Dylan found himself living with an eerie stranger. 'Pat, we need to kill the dog.' A chill ran down Patrick Dylan's spine as his wife spoke-psychosis had found their family again.

Safe, Wanted, and Loved by Patrick Dylan