According to his wife, the Pogues singer died of pneumonia.
The world mourns the passing of Shane MacGowan on November 30th. The singer of the band The Pogues was 65 years old. After battling severe encephalitis for months, he died of complications from pneumonia, according to his wife Victoria Mary Clarke.
“Shane will always be the light”
A few days ago, the author announced the death of her husband on Instagram. There she wrote: “Shane will always be the light that I have before me, the measure of my dreams and the love of my life.” After the singer had many health problems in recent years and spent a long time in the hospital, he is said to have ultimately succumbed to pneumonia. This is what Clarke had to say to the “New York Times” confirmed.
The 57-year-old had regularly shared MacGowan’s health updates on social media over the past few months. Just a few days before his death, she happily announced that her husband had been released from the hospital and that she was looking forward to spending Christmas and his birthday with him at home.
The Irishwoman also frequently posted pictures of the two together and opened up to her followers about her fears and worries. While Shane MacGowan was in hospital battling encephalitis, a rare but serious condition in which the brain becomes inflamed or swollen, she often faced fear that he might die.
Emotional words from fans and colleagues
After the tragic news of his death, numerous fans and friends paid tribute to him every day, including many prominent colleagues in the music industry. Among other things, U2 covered the Pogues song “A Rainy Night in Soho” live in his honor at their show at the Las Vegas Sphere. Nick Cave also commented on the singer’s death, saying: “Shane was not only revered for his many talents, but also loved for himself. A beautiful and wounded man who embodied a kind of purity and innocence, generosity and spiritual intelligence like no other.”