Best Shane MacGowan quotes

**Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:46 pm**

I've been trying to find a real Shane calssic that appeared in the English music press a few years ago- without any success so far. It was a response to a journalist who was asking Shane how he wrote his songs, to which Shane replied something along the lines of: "they're floating past in the air and you've got to be ready to reach out and grab a good one when it goes past, otherwise some bastard like Van Morrison will get it"

**Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:40 am**

Seven Towers wrote:Another concert quote with The Popes- it was May of 2002 at the 9:30 Club in DC. It was the first night of a brief US tour, and Shane's first show in the US after Sept. 11th. Shane staggers out to the mic with his usual drink and cig to star the show, and barks out, "HOW DOES IT FEEL TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY FULL OF MASS MURDERERS?" Given the context, I thought it was one of the funniest greetings I had ever heard. As usual, Shane managed to turn the tables on us.

Are you sure you weren't at a Morrissey concert?
:lol:

**Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:01 am**

NOKIA THEATRE NEW YORK, MARCH 16, 2006

Mac: "Buncha poofs..........got yerselves into another war you can't get out of, yeah?"

**Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:26 pm**

Shane: "What do you do for a living?"

Asshole: "I'm a carpenter"

Shane: "Make me a fucking table"

Absolute classic Noel, you are a fortunate man to have Shane as a mate, what i would give to sit and have a drink or two with him.

**Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:37 pm**

Shane: "What do you do for a living?"

Asshole: "I'm a carpenter"

Shane: "Make me a fucking table"

Noel, That has to be one of the funniest things I have ever heard. I practically choked to death on my cup of tea. I was just taking a sip as I read it.

**Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:57 pm**

philipchevron wrote:NOKIA THEATRE NEW YORK, MARCH 16, 2006

Mac: "Buncha poofs..........got yerselves into another war you can't get out of, yeah?"

And he's like that ALL the time, not just on stage, yeah? Bless him.... :lol:

**Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:38 pm**

Also is his nickname really Mac? Or a little pet name you've given him, philip? :wink:

**Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:52 pm**

Someone with the appropriate skillset should create a little Javascript thingy, that we could embed in websites etc that generates a random MacGowanism when refreshed. I'd BUY one, let alone download it. Sorta like having an Irish Milarepa or Drunken Master Guru on yer desktop! Arr mateys! *kkkrrrrshshh hccchH!*

**Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:14 am**

My favorite shane quote: mmmprh mmph mmn then we mmmprh and mprhed I think he was drunk at the time.

**Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:21 am**

seamus_mcshanty1 wrote:My favorite shane quote: mmmprh mmph mmn then we mmmprh and mprhed I think he was drunk at the time.

*KRrchkkkrrrrshshh hccchH!* THashhh mrnfrgpr yer talkinmphmmh Bhrghghron!
Mine has to be the Table Sketch, as referenced earlier by The Blessed Noel Kenny. Amen! Where's MY fucking table?!? :lol:

**Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:14 am**

"Where's the pub? Where's the pub? Where's the pub? WHERE IS IT??"
:lol:

**Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:52 am**

strummercalling wrote:"Where's the pub? Where's the pub? Where's the pub? WHERE IS IT??"

Pissed myself when i saw that on TV.Classic

**Wed May 10, 2006 3:07 pm**

Fintan wrote:Someone with the appropriate skillset should create a little Javascript thingy, that we could embed in websites etc that generates a random MacGowanism when refreshed. I'd BUY one, let alone download it. Sorta like having an Irish Milarepa or Drunken Master Guru on yer desktop! Arr mateys! *kkkrrrrshshh hccchH!*

that is the best idea i've heard on this board in a while

**Wed May 10, 2006 5:52 pm**

I loved those posts that started a while back of quotes from Shane. They were brilliant.

**Wed May 10, 2006 7:07 pm**

Well this is a new one i heard a week or so ago.Thought its from 2003,the Dunphy Show.
He was asked whats you plans,what do you see for the future,kids?marriage?....

Shane " I want to be the first person to live forever"

Something like that anyways,dont know it word for word.

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