How old is Shane MacGowan?

Shane MacGowan was born on 25 December 1957. Shane MacGowan died on 30 November 2023 at the age of 65 years.

What was the exact age of Shane MacGowan?

Shane MacGowan's exact age was 65 years 11 months 5 days old. Shane MacGowan lived for total 24,081 days.

What would be the age of Shane MacGowan if alive?

Shane MacGowan's exact age would be 66 years 11 months 27 days old if alive. Total 24,469 days.

What is the zodiac sign of Shane MacGowan?

Zodiac sign of Shane MacGowan is Capricorn.

Shane MacGowan was a talented Irish singer and a songwriter known as the frontman of a Celtic punk band The Pogues as well as a number of his collaborative songs recorded with such stars as Nick Cave, Sinead O'Connor, etc. He was born in 1957 in Kent but spent his early childhood in Ireland. As a child, he loved literature and took part in a number of literature contests. When he was 17 he joined a punk band and started trying himself a songwriter. Later on together with his friends he established The Pogues and created a special style of Irish or Celtic punk which included using traditional Irish instruments like cittern or tin whistle. The band recorded 7 studio albums on their early stage, and then later on some more of their live albums came out. The songs like "A Pair of Brown Eyes" or "Fairy-tale of New York" are among the most popular ones written by MacGowan for the band. In the late 2010s MacGowan officially left the band and continued a few of his solo projects promoting other singers. In the late 2023 Shane MacGowan passed away as a result of pneumonia, at the age of 65.