Basically, I hate pop stars unless they're me or personal friends of
mine.
The British press have been giving me six months to live for the past twenty years - they must be getting pissed off interviewing me by now.
We were beaten by two queens and a drum machine. (On "Fairytale of New York" being kept off the top spot in the UK charts by Pet Shop Boys)
I always felt guilty because I didn't lay down my life for Ireland. I felt ashamed that I didn't have the guts to join the IRA, so the Pogues was my way of overcoming that guilt.