Drinking
Heaton has suffered from drinking problems at many times in his life. Heaton has on occasions referred to the Beautiful South as having a heavy drinking culture. Many songs by The Beautiful South, such as Woman in the Wall, Liar's Bar, I May Be Ugly, The Slide, Look What I Found in My Beer and most notably Old Red Eyes Is Back, have referred to alcoholism or drink-fueled violence.
In 2011 he purchased the lease of a public house in Salford, Greater Manchester.
In August and September 2012 Paul has been receiving medical treatment in Manchester and has announced the cancellation of his forthcoming tour to Australia
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