»"Miles Davis spoke a load of shite. But the one good thing he did say is that you can't describe music. You can't describe a painting, and," he adds bizarrely, "you can't describe a particularly vicious dog turd." After a thoughtful gulp of lager, he reconsiders. "Actually, I've got bad short-term memory. Ask me again in 10 years' time, and I'll be able to tell you what it's about!"«

Shane MacGowan über seine aktuelle Musik im Gespräch mit dem "Independent". Mit seltsamen, aber berechtigten Überlegungen zur Physis des Ex-Frontmanns der Pogues: »Mostly 46 years old. His teeth are 83, while his liver is approximately 106. I'm not medically trained: it may be older.«