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Strummer made occasional appearances with MacGowan and The Pogues (and was briefly MacGowan's successor as lead singer after his expulsion).
Other well-known friends include Johnny Depp, who starred in the video for That Woman's Got Me Drinking, and the late Clash singer Joe Strummer, who called MacGowan "one of the best writers of the century". He often appeared with Pete Doherty, the singer for the Babyshambles. In 2006 MacGowan was voted number 50 on the NME Rock Heroes List. The single became the most successful Christmas release in 2005 and reached second place in the UK charts. In 2005, the Pogues re-released Fairytale of New York to raise funds for the Justice For Kirsty Campaign and Crisis At Christmas. In 2001 and annually from 2004 to 2008 the Pogues went on tour with MacGowan, including as the main act at the Guilfest in Great Britain and at the Azkena Rock Festival in Spain. The single went straight to number 1 in the UK charts. In 1997 MacGowan was one of the singers on the re-recording of Lou Reed's Perfect Day, which was recorded by several artists for the benefit of children in need. After the Pogues kicked him out of the band for unprofessional behavior, he formed a new band, Shane MacGowan and The Popes. MacGowan frequently cited the Irish poet James Clarence Mangan and the playwright Brendan Behan as influences.īetween 19 MacGowan wrote with others what is probably his best-known song, Fairytale of New York, which he sang with Kirsty MacColl.
Many of his songs deal with Irish nationalism, Irish history, the experiences of the Irish in London and the United States, and life in London in general. MacGowan remembered his Irish background when he founded the Pogues. Shane MacGowan, Zenith, Munich, Jwith the Pogues Soon after, MacGowan formed his own punk rock band, The Nipple Erectors, later renamed The Nips. A photograph of MacGowan covered in blood hit the media with the headline Cannibalism at Clash Gig (" Cannibalism at Clash Gig "). MacGowan first appeared in public when Jane Modette injured his ear in 1976 at a concert by the English punk band The Clash. In 1971 MacGowan was admitted to Westminster School, a high-level school in London, but was expelled for second year drug possession. MacGowan's childhood was thus heavily influenced by Irish folk music and culture. MacGowan's mother Therese was a singer and dancer and had worked as a model in Dublin. He first grew up in Tipperary, Ireland, before the family moved back to south-east England in 1964 and lived in Brighton and London, among others. Tickets for the event go on sale tomorrow at 10am and are available by calling 003531 417 00 00 or online at was born to Irish parents on Christmas Day 1957 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. The celebrations will be hosted by RTÉ broadcaster and presenter John Kelly. The celebratory concert will take place at the National Concert Hall (NCH) on Monday January 15.įrom A Pair of Brown Eyes to Fairytale of New York, Shane MacGowan is widely recognised as one of the greatest international songwriters and the concert will be part of the NCH Perspectives Series, which will celebrate the power and poetry of Shane's work and his contribution to Irish music.Īlso present on the night will be a newly created band featuring members of The Pogues led by Music Director Terry Edwards. The Sweeney Todd actor, who is a friend of the singer, will be joined by a host of other stars including Cerys Matthews, Glen Hansard, Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream, Carl Barat of The Libertines, Finbar Furey, Glen Matlock of The Sex Pistols and Terry Woods of The Pogues. HOLLYWOOD actor Johnny Depp will join a host of musical stars in Dublin next month for a special celebration to mark songwriter, Shane MacGowan's 60th birthday.