Shane MacGowan's widow, Victoria Mary Clarke, is considering publishing a book of the musician's unpublished songs.
The 57-year-old journalist and author told the Guardian on Monday that she would likely release some of the late Pogues frontman's material following his death on November 30 aged 65.
“He was constantly thinking of words and needed something to write them down. It could be a receipt, your bank statement, your diary. You might go to a restaurant and he would write everywhere and ask for more. napkins,” he recalls. “I guess at some point we'll do a book of his unreleased stuff because there are quite a few unreleased songs.”
Since his death, there has been a growing campaign to make The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's Fairytale of New York this year's Christmas No.1.
Clarke told the publication that MacGowan would “probably” appreciate the posthumous chart-topper, despite being sick of the festive tune.
“I think he was tired of people focusing on that song, because it was like I'd written so many others,” he explained.
Elsewhere in the interview, Clarke assured fans that she was “doing fine” since her loved one's death because she was already in touch with him and feels like he is “still here.”
“It's already helping with things today, even in a very practical way,” he said. “I had to make a lot of scarves, contact the customers, everything I hadn't been able to do since the funeral. And so I said to him, “Look, I'm really really stressed about this – I need your help. I want you to make it go really smoothly.' And it worked! I believe that people can help you from beyond.”
MacGowan was buried in Nenagh, Ireland on 8 December.