- Born
- Died
- Birth nameShane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan
- Nickname
- ShaneyMac
- Height5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
- Born in Kent, England, songwriter/poet Shane MacGowan attended Westminster School (and was later expelled for drug use). After a brief time with the Nips (77-79), Shane MacGowan formed the democratically operated Pogues, a successful '80s group which released a handful of well-received records (e.g. If I Should Fall From Grace with God) and many songs considered classics (e.g. Fairytale of New York, A Pair of Brown Eyes). Expelled from the Pogues for his reckless lifestyle, MacGowan lived and wrote in London throughout the '90s, releasing two albums with his band, the Popes. He now resides in the county of Tipperary, Ireland, putting together the occasional tour.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Honeymooner from Kansas
- SpouseVictoria Mary Clarke(November 26, 2018 - November 30, 2023) (his death)
- Parents
- RelativesSiobhan MacGowan(Sibling)
- His neglected, rotten, scraggely teeth (or lack thereof)
- His voice
- During high school Thomas Dolby was his classmate in English Literature.
- His mother, Therese, worked as a typist at a convent and had previously been a singer, traditional Irish dancer, and model.
- At the height of his popularity during the 1980s he described himself as "London Irish" in interviews. However at some point during the 1990s he began to describe himself as Irish.
- In 2001, Sinéad O'Connor reported MacGowan to the police in London for drug possession, in what she said was an attempt to discourage him from using heroin. At first furious, MacGowan later expressed gratitude towards O'Connor and claimed that the incident helped him kick his heroin habit.
- MacGowan began drinking at age five, when his family gave him Guinness to help him sleep, and his father frequently took him to the local pub while he drank with his friends.
- Basically, I hate pop stars unless they're me or personal friends of mine.
- The British press have been giving me six months to live for the past twenty years - they must be getting pissed off interviewing me by now.
- We were beaten by two queens and a drum machine. (On "Fairytale of New York" being kept off the top spot in the UK charts by Pet Shop Boys)
- I always felt guilty because I didn't lay down my life for Ireland. I felt ashamed that I didn't have the guts to join the IRA, so the Pogues was my way of overcoming that guilt.
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