In his music he reflected on his Irish roots. However, his most famous hit was a Christmas song. Now the singer of the punk band The Pogues has died at the age of 65.
The singer of the Anglo-Irish punk band The Pogues, Shane MacGowan, is dead. The musician, who is best known for the Christmas hit “Fairytale Of New York”, died at the age of 65 after a long, serious illness, his wife Victoria said Mary Clarke on Instagram with.
Several British media outlets, including the BBC and Sky News, quoted from the statement. “Shane will always be the light I hold before me and the measure of my dreams and the love of my life,” it said.
MacGowan was born on Christmas Day 1957 in the southeastern English county of Kent, but drew on his Irish roots in his music. He wrote frequently about Irish culture and Irish nationalism. “I was ashamed that I didn’t have the courage to join the IRA. The Pogues were my way of coping,” he once said of the Catholic Republican terrorist organization. Ultimately, he became famous for “Fairytale Of New York,” which he sang with Kirsty MacColl in 1987.
MacGowan began drinking alcohol as a child and later suffered the consequences of heavy alcohol and drug abuse. In 2000, Irish singer Sinead O’Connor reported him for drug possession in order to cure him of his addiction. It worked, and MacGowan later thanked her for it.
Source: Stern
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