In a recent statement, The Pogues said that the band's lead singer and songwriter, Shane MacGowan, has died at age 65, surrounded by family and having received the last rites.

Born in Kent, England, MacGowan's family hailed from County Tipperary in Ireland. He would go on to found and lead The Pogues, a Celtic punk band. His songwriting was as precise as his self-presentation was shambolic. Consider the reeling, hilarious, joyously vulgar tribute to a race horse named "Bottle of Smoke":

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