“My dad has no control over who works with me. Me, me and me alone has to take re…” — Shane MacGowan

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

Petitions are ridiculous.

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

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