Nov 1, 2008, 5:00 GMT
Brian McFadden claims Westlife's fans were "nuts" when he was in the band.
Brian McFadden claims Westlife's fans were "nuts" when he was in the band.Irish singer Brian McFadden performs for patients at Sydney Children's Hospital EPA/TRACEY NEARMY
The 28-year-old singer - who left the Irish group in 2004 - admits some of their fans were over-zealous when he was a member, and he much prefers the older audience he performs to now.
He said: "Back in the Westlife days I might have thought 'not you again', because the fans did get a bit much. But they were very young, of course. It's not like that now because a lot of my fans are in their 20s or my age. But yes, back in the Westlife days it was like, 'Oh my God, here they come again - they're nuts!' "
Brian has grown up a lot since leaving the band, and feels he was quite immature when he first became famous.
He said: "I was only 17 when we started and I went through until I was 24 or 25. I was much younger back then. Even though I'm only 28 now, all that seems like a long time ago. That was like the college days of my life. I appreciate everything a lot more now."
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