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Shane MacGowan

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Anglo-Irish singer-songwriter (1957-2023)

United KingdomMusiciansLived 1957 to 2023 · aged 65
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Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan was an English-born Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and poet. Best known as the original lead vocalist and primary lyricist of Celtic punk band the Pogues, MacGowan was an acclaimed songwriter whose lyrics often focused on the Irish emigrant experience.

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Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan was an English-born Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and poet. Best known as the original lead vocalist and primary lyricist of Celtic punk band the Pogues, MacGowan was an acclaimed songwriter whose lyrics often focused on the Irish emigrant experience. He also received widespread media attention for his personal life, which included decades of heavy alcohol and drug abuse.

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United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1957 to 2023 · aged 65
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