A LONGTIME friend of late singer Dolores O'Riordan has revealed the last phone call he had from her just hours before her death.
Eleven Seven International Managing Director Dan Waite said the Limerick musician sounded 'full of life' in the voicemail.
Dolores O'Riordan was found dead in a hotel room shortly after 9am yesterday morning at the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane.
The singer was scheduled to record her vocals on Bad Wolves' new version of The Cranberries' hit Zombie.
Metropolitan Police have said they are not treating Ms O'Riordan's death as suspicious and a file is being compiled for the coroner.
He told People magazine in the US: “Dolores left me a voice message just after midnight last night stating how much she loved Bad Wolves’ version of ‘Zombie.’
"She was looking forward to seeing me in the studio and recording vocals.
Dolores O'Riordan was found dead at a Park Lane hotel in London at around 9am yesterday morning.Police are not treating her death as suspicious.
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“She sounded full of life, was joking and excited to see me and my wife this week.
"The news of her passing is devastating and my thoughts are with Don her ex-husband, her children, and her mother,” he added.
In a statement, Bad Wolves singer Tommy Vext said: “We are shocked and saddened at the news of Dolores’s passing, mere hours before she was to record vocals on our upcoming version of Zombie.
"We have always had deep respect for her as an artist and a vocalist and she was never afraid to bare her soul in her music and lyrics.
“Zombie is an incredibly personal song and although we are a hard rock band, we always felt the rawness and honesty she projected on stage and in her recordings was something to which all bands should aspire to, regardless of genre.
"When we heard she liked our version and wanted to sing on it, it was the greatest compliment a new band, or any band for that matter, could have received,” he continued.
“Our hearts are broken that we were not able to see this collaboration through and our deepest condolences go out to her family, friends, loved ones and fans in Ireland and around the globe.
"We hope we can still make her proud by sharing our version of Zombie with the world.”
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