“With The Pogues, at least the first three albums I'll stand by completely, yeah? Because I was in artistic control then, yeah? And the last couple of albums I'll stand by anything that's got my name on it, yeah? But I'll stand by anything that is on The Popes' albums, you know? I wouldn't put stuff out that I didn't like. I don't put out bad music. And I can tell the difference. I know that.” KnowsFirstsI CanLastsThreeNamesStuffDifferencesCoupleYeahAlbumsArtisticPopeBad Music Author:Shane MacGowan
“I play Irish popular music, yeah? Calling it folk is like putting it in a box. It's a living tradition, you know?” KnowsPlayCallingTraditionYeahFolksBoxesPopular Music Author:Shane MacGowan
“Irish music is guts, balls and feet music, yeah? It's frenetic dance music, yeah? Or it's impossibly sad like slow music, yeah? Yeah? And it also handles all sorts of subjects, from rebel songs to comical songs about sex, you know what I mean, yeah? Which I don't think people realize how much innuendo there is in Irish music.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMeanSongSexRealizingFeetSubjectsMusic IsBallsYeahHandleGutsRebelComicalDance MusicInnuendoIrish Music Author:Shane MacGowan
