I'm a lifelong Bell X1 fan, I went backstage before they performed at Live at the Marquee

A backstage encounter with Bell X1 reveals the friendships, memories and music that have sustained one of Ireland's most beloved bands

It began with butterflies. Mine were fidgeting and flapping in my belly like mad things as I asked Paul Noonan if, after almost three decades of sold-out shows, a plethora of number one albums and awards, and a catalogue of songs that have embedded themselves in the lives of thousands of people, he still gets the flutters before stepping on stage.