Pogues Singer , Shane MacGowan , Dead at 65.<br />BBC reports that a spokesperson for <br />MacGowan confirmed that the artist , "died peacefully at 3:30am this morning <br />with his wife and sister by his side.".<br />Prayers and the last rites <br />were read during his passing, Shane MacGowan spokesperson, via BBC.<br />BBC reports that the news comes after MacGowan revealed that he had been diagnosed with encephalitis <br />last year and was recently admitted to the hospital. .<br />BBC reports that the news comes after MacGowan revealed that he had been diagnosed with encephalitis <br />last year and was recently admitted to the hospital. .<br />The singer and songwriter, who had a well-documented <br />struggle with drugs and alcohol, had reportedly <br />been in poor health for some time. .<br />The singer and songwriter, who had a well-documented <br />struggle with drugs and alcohol, had reportedly <br />been in poor health for some time. .<br />Victoria Mary Clarke, MacGowan's wife, <br />wrote on Instagram that her husband , "meant the world to me.".<br />I don't know how to say this <br />so I am just going to say it. <br />Shane... has gone to be with <br />Jesus and Mary and his <br />beautiful mother Therese, Victoria Mary Clarke, Wife of Shane MacGowan, via BBC.<br />Clarke wrote that MacGowan , "will always be the light that I hold before me and the <br />measure of my dreams and the love of my life and the most <br />beautiful soul and beautiful angel and the sun and the <br />moon and the start and end of everything that I hold dear.".<br />Clarke wrote that MacGowan , "will always be the light that I hold before me and the <br />measure of my dreams and the love of my life and the most <br />beautiful soul and beautiful angel and the sun and the <br />moon and the start and end of everything that I hold dear.".<br />MacGowan led The Pogues <br />from 1982 until the band <br />broke up in 2014.<br />His 1988 collaboration with Kirsty MacColl, "Fairytale <br />of New York," reached number two on the U.K. charts <br />and continues to be a cherished Christmas song.<br />His 1988 collaboration with Kirsty MacColl, "Fairytale <br />of New York," reached number two on the U.K. charts <br />and continues to be a cherished Christmas song.<br />In 2018, he was honored with a lifetime <br />achievement award at his 60th birthday <br />celebration held at Dublin's National Concert Hall. .<br />In 2018, he was honored with a lifetime <br />achievement award at his 60th birthday <br />celebration held at Dublin's National Concert Hall.
