Shane MacGowan famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The most important thing to remember about drunks is that drunks are far more intelligent than non-drunks- they spend a lot of time talking in pubs, unlike workaholics who concentrate on their careers and ambitions, who never develop their higher spiritual values, who never explore the insides of their head like a drunk does.
-- Shane MacGowan

#Spiritual #Ambition #Intelligent
I'm just following the Irish tradition of songwriting, the Irish way of life, the human way of life. Cram as much pleasure into life, and rail against the pain you have to suffer as a result. Or scream and rant with the pain, and wait for it to be taken away with beautiful pleasure . . .
-- Shane MacGowan

#Beautiful #Pain #Taken
I drink because Iâ€™m thirsty,
-- Shane MacGowan

#Drink #Thirsty
What I do is I'm a bandleader, frontman, entertainer.
-- Shane MacGowan

#Entertainers
Petitions are ridiculous.
-- Shane MacGowan

#Ridiculous #Petitions
When I'm writing a song, it gives me more actual pleasure to hear someone else sing it than do it meself.
-- Shane MacGowan

#Song #Writing #Giving
You canâ€™t hate people unless you love them.
-- Shane MacGowan

#Hate #People #Hate People
My dad has no control over who works with me. Me, me and me alone has to take responsibility for anything.
-- Shane MacGowan

#Dad #Responsibility #Me Alone
I've been a babe magnet for quite a while now.
-- Shane MacGowan

#Babe #Magnet
Cram as much pleasure as you can into life, and rail against the pain that you have to suffer as a result.
-- Shane MacGowan

#Pain #Suffering #Pleasure

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