The Pogues' frontman Shane MacGowan Dead at 65

[hollydolly]

The legendary rocker, who was behind the beloved Christmas anthem Fairytale of New York, died 'peacefully' at 3am today, aged 65, with his wife Victoria Mary Clarke and family by his side.

Announcing the news of the beloved punk star's death, Victoria wrote she had been 'blessed beyond words' to have been 'so endlessly and unconditionally loved by him' and declared: 'You will live in my heart forever... you meant the world to me.'

She added: 'Shane who will always be the light that I hold before me and the measure of my dreams and the love of my life and the most beautiful soul and beautiful angel and the sun and the moon and the start and end of everything that I hold dear has gone to be with Jesus and Mary and his beautiful mother Therese.'

The singer was battling viral encephalitis – a life-threatening condition that leads to brain swelling - and had been in and out of Dublin's St Vincent's Hospital for months. He was discharged last week ahead of his upcoming birthday on Christmas Day.

this was him just a few days ago...

R.I.P


I can't stand this song... but I have no doubt it will fly back to number one in the charts this year now he's dead..

 

[Trish]

The legendary rocker, who was behind the beloved Christmas anthem Fairytale of New York, died 'peacefully' at 3am today, aged 65, with his wife Victoria Mary Clarke and family by his side.

Announcing the news of the beloved punk star's death, Victoria wrote she had been 'blessed beyond words' to have been 'so endlessly and unconditionally loved by him' and declared: 'You will live in my heart forever... you meant the world to me.'

She added: 'Shane who will always be the light that I hold before me and the measure of my dreams and the love of my life and the most beautiful soul and beautiful angel and the sun and the moon and the start and end of everything that I hold dear has gone to be with Jesus and Mary and his beautiful mother Therese.'

The singer was battling viral encephalitis – a life-threatening condition that leads to brain swelling - and had been in and out of Dublin's St Vincent's Hospital for months. He was discharged last week ahead of his upcoming birthday on Christmas Day.

this was him just a few days ago...

R.I.P


I can't stand this song... but I have no doubt it will fly back to number one in the charts this year now he's dead..

I like the song. It is always sad to hear of someone passing and he seems to have been much loved. RIP