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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Famous quotes containing the word drinking:
“When drinking water, don’t forget those who dug the well.”
—Chinese proverb.
“The drinking and fighting of the Heroic Age have retreated to the slums.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“That sound, everywhere about us, of the sea—
the tree among its tresses has always heard it,
and the horse dips his black body in the sound
stretching his neck as if towards drinking water ...”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)