MacGowan: I can never call it a night - London Metro, Jan 7

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MacGowan: I can never call it a night

By Miles Erwin

UNWASHED Pogues singer Shane MacGowan has revealed he can live without sleep for a week when he is on one of his boozy benders.

The frontman said eventually he is simply 'crashes out' when he bcomes too tired - and then begins again.

The 52-year-old Dirty Old Town singer is known for punishing his body with years of heavy drinking. Often appearing drunk on stage.

The hedonistic lifestyle during his years as a musician has also made his teeth rot, which led to expensive dental work last year.

'I generally stay away for about a week' MacGowan told MOJO magazine.

'I get catnaps, and then when I'm really exhausted I crash out for a good long while and carry on, you know what I mean?"

He made his reveations after being asked wheter he found his songwriting came more easily at certain times of the day, such as before bed.

"Maybe if I went to bed," he replied

Despite the beating he has given his body, MacGowan said he was aiming for a long life but had no plans to change his ways.

"What I'm interested in doing is having a great time, and the audeince having a great time, and living as long as I possibly can," he said.

MacGowan also revealed that he had been told to buy a lottery ticket by a fairy during the interview, which took place during an all-night drinking session at his favourite Irish pub in Nenagh, Tipperary.

The beer stopped flowing at 7am but we're not if he called it a night...