Shane MacGowan
Irish singer-songwriter
I never set my sights that high, so I’m not disappointed with anything.
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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That my first play, Red Velvet, took so many years to be done. It took me seven years to write and then five years to get to the stage.
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That I am not a chorus girl in a West End musical.
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Not having a 32-inch waist for most of my adult life.
Not playing James Bond.
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To my mum; I wish I’d known her better before she passed in 2016.
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