Boyzone's Ronan Keating Is 'Crushed' Band Mate's Death

16 November 2009

Since the death of band mate Stephen Gately last month, Ronan Keating has barely slept and feels 'crushed' by grief.

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Gately died suddenly of acute pulmonary oedema on the Spanish island of Majorca whilst holidaying with his partner.

In an intimate interview with Britain's Observer Newspaper, the Boyzone singer admitted to being 'completely heartbroken' and 'worn out'.

The 32 year old singer revealed "I haven't been sleeping at all lately. It's been horrible. We've all been feeling the same way since Stephen passed. Mentally I'm absolutely exhausted."

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Despite the singer's grief, he's determined not to hit the bottle like he did after his mother's death. "I wasn't going to let that overpower me. I wasn't going to let anything control me. I was going to control it -- I'm talking about drink. I'm all right so far. As I say, I'm worn out, exhausted, but that's just from emotions, from travelling, just dealing with it all."

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