Mark Feehily: The magic is in our similarities, not differences
The uncanny thing about nostalgia is that it reminds you not only of the moments, people and places associated with a phase of life, but also the person you were then. Few things are as powerful as music (and music concerts) in placing you right back at the time when you consumed it, or it consumed you. Heading to the Westlife concert with my co-Westlife-admirer-friend, I was 15 again. She shared anecdotes about Shane Filan, I spoke of my affection for Mark Feehily, and we commented on how unlikely it would be to…