{"id":145777,"date":"2023-11-30T16:45:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=145777"},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:45:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:45:15","slug":"inside-shane-macgowan-and-sinead-oconnors-friendship-famous-fallout-lifesaving-gesture-and-death-heartache-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/tv-movies\/inside-shane-macgowan-and-sinead-oconnors-friendship-famous-fallout-lifesaving-gesture-and-death-heartache-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Shane MacGowan and Sinead O'Connor's friendship – famous fallout, lifesaving gesture and death heartache | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

SHANE MacGowan was left heartbroken after the death of close friend Sinead O'Connor back in July and and told her: I hope you\u2019re at peace now.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And Irish President Michael D Higgins said there was "particular poignancy" that the death of Pogues legend Shane today had so quickly followed Sinead's passing.<\/p>\n


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Fairytale of New York hitmaker Shane, who had been battling viral encephalitis,\u00a0died at 3am this morning, his devastated family confirmed.<\/p>\n

MacGowan and his beloved wife Victoria Mary Clarke had told of their devastation when Sinead was found dead in London on July 26.<\/p>\n

The Tipperary rocker was firm friends with the Dublin singer, having teamed up on numerous occasions – most memorably for a recording of hit single Haunted in 1995.<\/p>\n

The duo, who go back a long way, also performed on stage together multiple times.<\/p>\n

But over the course of their friendship they also fell out over Shane's drug use, with Sinead shopping him to the Met Police in London in 1999 for drug possession to try to stop him using heroin.<\/p>\n

He was arrested at his home in north-west London after O\u2019Connor contacted police.<\/p>\n

At the time of Shane\u2019s arrest, O\u2019Connor said she had telephoned the emergency services after she found the singer collapsed on the floor of his home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love Shane,\u201d Sinead said, \u201cand it makes me angry to see him destroy himself selfishly in front of those who love him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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O\u2019Connor later confirmed: \u201cI reported him to the police for his own good. I never wanted him put into prison, because\u00a0drugs\u00a0are freely available there, but ordered into a rehabilitation programme.\u201d<\/p>\n

But a furious Shane fumed: \u201cShe\u2019s got no right. It\u2019s none of her business what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also shrugged off the furore after it hit the headlines and said: \u201cI might as well clear up the fact that she has made out that I was lying on the floor in a coma.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact I was sitting on the sofa having a G&T and watching the Sam Peckinpah movie Cross of Iron.\u201d <\/p>\n

Police dealt with the matter by way of a formal caution which requires the accused to admit their guilt. <\/p>\n

When the caution was accepted, the case against Shane was discontinued.<\/p>\n

The Crown Prosecution Service had considered there was enough evidence to proceed, but a spokeswoman insisted the incident had been concluded with a \u201crapping across the knuckles\u201d from the police.<\/p>\n

SAVED HIS LIFE<\/h2>\n

The feuding pair eventually made up and Shane later thanked his pal for helping him win his battle with drugs. <\/p>\n

MacGowan\u2019s substance battles were well-documented and during his heyday, he would often perform and give interviews while drunk.<\/p>\n

In later years, Shane admitted he was incredibly grateful to Sinead for saving his life.<\/p>\n

He was asked in an interview: \u201cI understand that your friend Sinead O\u2019Connor got you arrested a couple years back after she saw you snorting heroin in your own flat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shane replied: \u201cThat\u2019s right, yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n

The interview continued: \u201cDid this end your relationship with her?\u201d<\/p>\n

Shane said: \u201cNo, but it ended my relationship with heroin.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI\u2019m not recommending to people that they should rat their friends out to the police, you know what I mean?<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the time I was furious, obviously, but I\u2019m actually very grateful to her now.\u201d<\/p>\n

BACK ON STAGE<\/h2>\n

The pair famously reunited when the Pogues played a sold-out RDS in the 2000s, with O\u2019Connor joining MacGowan for a rendition of Fairytale of\u00a0New York.<\/p>\n

The pair remained good friends, and Sinead often stayed with Shane and his wife Victoria Mary when she was back in Ireland.<\/p>\n

And after Sinead's death, Victoria Mary shared a snap of Sinead and Shane in their heyday and expressed their sorrow at the news.<\/p>\n

She wrote: \u201cWe don\u2019t really have words for this but we want to thank you Sinead for your love and your friendship and your compassion and your humour and your incredible music.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe pray that you are at peace now with your beautiful boy. Love Victoria and Shane.\u201d<\/p>\n

And a source close to the star said: \u201cShane is absolutely floored by this. He and Sinead were very close.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had their ups and downs over the years but they were the best of friends. Victoria and Shane and\u00a0Sinead\u00a0were extremely close.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe stayed with them frequently when she was in town. They are absolutely heartbroken at the news.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After O\u2019Connor tragically lost her son in early 2022 – named Shane after her Haunted co-singer – MacGowan reached out on social media saying: \u201cSinead you have always been there for me and for so many people, you have been a comfort and a soul who is not afraid to feel the pain of the suffering.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have always tried to heal and help. I pray that you can be comforted and find strength, healing & peace in your own sorrow and loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

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