Shane interview on Sky News

**Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:09 pm**

Tracking down Shane MacGowan
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One interview this week that was fun setting up and doing was a chat with legendary singer/hellraiser Shane MacGowan. He turns 50 on Christmas Day and could even have a British number one because of the high number of downloads that Fairytale of New York is getting.

Finding Shane is never a straightforward task, but my information was good and lo and behold when we turned up he was where I was told he would be! A central London hotel was the venue and our interview touched on lots of different topics, including his view on a radio station censoring a few words in 'Fairytale', how he feels about being 50 next week and a singer he'd love to duet with in 2008 . . . . Amy Winehouse.

At the end of our interview with Shane who walks in, quite by chance, only Gerry Conlon from the Guildford 4 and Paddy Hill from the Birmingham 6. The two men said they owed Shane a debt of gratitude because The Pogues had written a song in the 80s about them and had been vocal supporters of the campaign to overturn their convictions. It was obvious there was a deep affection there.

Paddy Hill summed it up when he told me: "Every time I see Shane I wonder if I'll ever see him again! But he keeps going. In music people have to wait until they die before they get called a legend, but this man is a living legend."

The full interview will be broadcast on Christmas Day on Sky News to mark MacGowan turning 50. He says he'll be partying in Cork. I'm sure he will!

A few hours later I had a phone call from the hotel asking me to settle the bar bill Shane had run up! Some things never change I guess.

**Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:50 pm**

cheers Zu!

**Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:06 pm**

Can't wait for that.

**Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:16 pm**

anyone any idea what time this will be shown ???

**Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:46 am**

anyone ?????

**Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:26 am**

Anonymous wrote:anyone ?????

its just been on, only showed a very breif interview, he looked on better form on the channel 4 interview thru the week

**Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:03 pm**

Anonymous wrote:anyone any idea what time this will be shown ???

Every five minutes today, as far as I can detect. He alternates with the Queen going to church.

**Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:27 pm**

Can't find a video link as of yet.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,, ... 28,00.html

**Wed Dec 26, 2007 5:31 pm**

Here's your video.. (wait patiently, it's after KIA ad)

**Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:20 pm**

I just get a blank white screen - bummer. Thanks anyway MacRua. Any chance someone could stick it on youtube?

Shane interview on Sky News

Shane interview on Sky News

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