Hard-living Irish musician received last rites before he diedIrish songwriter and former Pogues lead singer Shane MacGowan (pic) received last rites before he died November 30, his family said. Dec 15, 2023By Matt McDonaldIrish songwriter and former Pogues lead singer Shane MacGowan (pic) received last rites before he died November 30, his family said. “I might have become a priest if I hadn’t been a singer,” MacGowan told his biographer. For most of the rest of his life, MacGowan drank large amounts of whatever alcohol happened to be near and consumed large amounts of illicit substances, including heroin. His famously self-destructive behaviour led the author of a humorous 2000 book about Irish culture to call it Is Shane MacGowan Still Alive?

Source: The Herald December 16, 2023 20:39 UTC