Shane MacGowan Quotes

Shane MacGowan — Irish Musician born on December 25, 1957,

Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan is an English-born Irish musician and singer, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic trad punk band the Pogues. He was also a member of the Nipple Erectors and Shane MacGowan and the Popes, as well as producing his own solo material and working on collaborations with artists such as Kirsty MacColl, Joe Strummer, Nick Cave, Steve Earle, and Sinéad O'Connor... (wikipedia)

I drink because I'm thirsty.

When I'm writing a song, it gives me more actual pleasure to hear someone else sing it than do it meself.

My dad has no control over who works with me. Me, me and me alone has to take responsibility for anything.

I've been here all the time; I could be putting out as many albums as Costello, y'know what I mean?

What I do is I'm a bandleader, frontman, entertainer.