Shane MacGowan’s widow recalls living on “edge of some kind of actual destruction” with Pogues icon
nme.comShane MacGowan‘s widow has recalled how it felt like she was living on the “edge of some kind of actual destruction” during her long-term relationship with the late Pogues icon.The Irish musician died “peacefully” in hospital from pneumonia on November 30.
He was 65 years old. His funeral took place in Nenagh, County Tipperary on December 8.During a new interview with The Guardian, MacGowan’s wife Victoria Mary Clarke opened up about the impact of the singer-songwriter’s alcohol and substance abuse – which increased throughout their time together.“He would do crazy things like take 100 tabs of acid in a day then jump out of the window of a moving taxi, or paint himself blue,” Clarke remembered.“And he would quite often set fire to things.
He set fire to hotel rooms that we stayed in – while we were in them – because of the acid. We were living very much on the edge of some kind of actual destruction.”She went on to tell the publication that she would sometimes find MacGowan in bed with groupies. “I would be absolutely furious and I would punch him and run out and say: ‘Right, that’s it – I’m never coming back!'” Clarke said.“But then I’d get my own flat and just wouldn’t be able to stay away.
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