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“I’m not interested in my own angst. I like a good story. Violence. A bit of sex, a bit of drinking, a bit of drugs, y’knoworramean?” A tribute to Shane MacGowan, the genius lyricist who thought the music was more important than the words

As the music of the 80s became more polished, synthesised and over-produced, The Pogues took it back to its rudiments. And at the heart of it was Shane MacGowan and his lyrics: funny, romantic, full of characters and stories

Louder

Shane MacGowan’s cause of death revealed following death aged 65

The Pogues frontman suffered from periods of ill health for many years, and was wheelchair bound since 2015 after he broke his pelvis

Evening Standard

Euro 2024 draw: get ready for a feast of footballing bonhomie

In today’s Football Daily: Euro 2024, snowballs and Shane MacGowan

The Guardian - UK

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‘He kept me going through homesickness, loneliness and guilt’: readers on Shane MacGowan

Guardian readers pay tribute to the late Pogues frontman, who soundtracked their childhood, inspired their art and PhDs, and performed some of the most raucous, beer-soaked gigs ever

The Guardian - UK

Shane MacGowan’s cause of death revealed as world mourns irrepressible Pogues frontman

Pogues frontman is being remembered by fans, friends and admirers from around the world

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan won literary prize as a schoolboy, 1971 article shows

Young Pogue won £10 for his efforts as a teenager

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan’s wife shares recent hospital memory in tribute to husband

Clarke had been by Pogues singer’s bedside during his stay in a Dublin hospital

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Darling was better at his job, and a better man, than any of today's lot

City Comment: The former Chancellor was more than a “safe pair of hands”

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan's widow shares emotional tribute after his death at 65: 'I'm going to miss him so much'

The Irish singer, best known for hit festive song Fairytale Of New York, died 'peacefully' at 3am on Thursday with his wife and family by his side

Evening Standard

How The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl made Fairytale of New York

A drunken hymn for those with broken dreams and abandoned hope

The Independent UK

U2 pay heartfelt tribute to Shane MacGowan following his death aged 65: 'His songs were perfect'

A number of celebrities have paid tribute to the late Irish singer following his passing

Evening Standard

Friday briefing: What Elon Musk’s latest outburst means for the future of X

In today’s newsletter: The Twitter owner told advertisers to ‘go fuck yourselves’ in an interview this week – will they?

The Guardian - UK

Whether in song or in silence, Shane MacGowan exuded the very essence of life

When I interviewed him last year, the late Pogues legend was truculent, moody, wilfully silent – and immensely likable. I will forever cherish our strange meeting

The Guardian - UK

Shane MacGowan dead - latest: Pogues singer known for Fairytale of New York dies as tributes paid

His death comes one week after he was discharged from hospital

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The Conversation

With The Pogues, Shane MacGowan perhaps proved himself the most important Irish writer since James Joyce

Known for his music with The Pogues, and perhaps the most important Irish writer since James Joyce, the venerated and critically acclaimed Shane MacGowan has died in Dublin at the age of 65.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shane MacGowan, Pogues singer who made Irish music punk, dies at 65

Songwriter’s bittersweet ballad ‘Fairytale of New York’ has become a modern Christmas standard.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Labor faces carbon crunch, theatre crisis deepens, Shane MacGowan dies

Approval awaits for 30 fossil fuel projects that could release 22bn tonnes of carbon

Evening Standard

What is encephalitis? Measles outbreak prompts warning about rare complication

Charity warns the UK could see around 10,000 new cases of encephalitis if 3.4m children are not vaccinated against measles

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Louder

If the idea of Shane McGowan, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker and Pete Doherty singing Disney classics together sounds like an acid-fried fever dream, trust us, the reality was even weirder

Three of alternative music's leading forces (and Pete Doherty) delivering a night of avant garde Disney classics? If it sounds weird, that's because it was

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan obituary: his life reminds us that chaos and fearlessness can create beauty

The musician has died at the age of 65

The Guardian - UK

Punk, human spirit and a Christmas classic: Shane MacGowan’s 10 greatest recordings

The singer was at his snarling, poignant best across these powerful vignettes that put a modern spin on Irish folk traditions and gave us a timeless festive singalong

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan dies aged 65: The Pogues frontman's wildest or most revelatory quotes

The legendary musician spearheaded a new kind of Celtic punk music, producing works that Ireland's president, Michael D. Higgins has described as "perfectly crafted poems"

Guitar World

“A true friend and the greatest songwriter of his generation”: The Pogues icon Shane MacGowan has died aged 65

MacGowan was noted as one of the finest lyricists of his generation, and collaborated with Kirsty MacColl in 1987 for the classic Christmas hit, Fairytale of New York

Al Jazeera

Shane MacGowan, poetic, hard-charging frontman of The Pogues, dies at 65

MacGowan won fame for incorporating traditional Irish ballads into Britain’s punk scene in the 1980s and 90s.

MusicRadar

The Pogues vocalist and songwriter Shane MacGowan has died, aged 65

The legend of Irish music passed away after a long illness

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