Shane MacGowan<\/a>, the daring, Irish<\/a> punk singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues<\/a>, has died. He was 65.<\/p>\n The legendary musician was in poor well being<\/a> and had been lately hospitalized. MacGowan was receiving remedy for a analysis of encephalitis<\/a>, a harmful an infection that causes swelling of the mind.<\/p>\n MacGowan\u2019s spouse, Irish author Victoria Mary Clarke, introduced his loss of life on Instagram Thursday morning.<\/p>\n Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know how to say this so I am just going to say it,\u201d Clarke wrote. \u201cShane who will always be the light that I hold before me and the measure of my dreams and the love of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n Clarke wrote that MacGowan \u201chas gone to be with Jesus and Mary and his beautiful mother Therese.\u201d<\/p>\n She mentioned she was \u201cblessed\u201d to have beloved MacGowan and to have been beloved by him in return.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no way to describe the loss that I am feeling and the longing for just one more of his smiles that lit up my world,\u201d she continued. \u201cYou gave so much joy to so many people with your heart and soul and your music.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou will live in my heart forever. Rave on in the garden all wet with rain that you loved so much,\u201d Clarke concluded. \u201cYou meant the world to me.\u201d<\/p>\n A spokesperson for MacGowan confirmed information of his loss of life on his social media account and mentioned the musician \u201cdied peacefully\u201d round 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 30, together with his spouse and sister at his facet. The spokesperson mentioned prayers and final rites have been learn throughout MacGowan\u2019s loss of life.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\")