Pogues singer Shane MacGowan ‘so happy’ as he shares latest update from hospital

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Irish author Victoria Mary Clarke, MacGowan’s long-term partner, has been sharing updates with fans from the singer’s bedside, including photos of him greeting his friends. “I am so grateful to everyone who is willing him to get home for.” MacGowan rose to fame in the early Eighties as the frontman of Anglo-Irish band The Pogues, who combined a punk-rock sentiment and politically charged lyrics with their use of traditional Irish instruments and folk references. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up They are best known for their hit single “Fairytale of New York”, the 1987 duet with Irish singer Kirsty MacColl that is widely regarded as one of the greatest Christmas songs of all time. Shane MacGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke Clarke married the singer in an intimate ceremony in 2018, which was attended by their close friends and family, including Hollywood actor and musician Johnny Depp.