Pictured, the pair together in In the documentary, you hear from members of Shane's pictured family, including his sister Siobhan, who said she was once told her brother had six months to live. Shane recalls the moment 'everything went horribly wrong' while he and his band The Pogues pictured performing were on a tour around the world, which he described as 'non-stop excitement'.
In , his wife Victoria, who he married two years ago after being together for 32 years and engaged for 11, told the Irish Mirro r that drinking was not his only vice.
She recalled one time she found him with a needle in his leg: 'When he answered the door to me after having missed his flight to the United States to open for Bob Dylan, and there was blood pouring out of his mouth because he had eaten a Beach Boys record, it looked as though it was the tabs of acid that were the problem, and not the gin and tonic. Speaking about the new film earlier this year, director Depp spoke with journalists about the first time he met MacGowan, admitting that he was instantly taken with the star.
His sister Siobhan, a musician and journalist, said after her brother left Ireland he became a person she didn't know any more. Pictured, Shane in a scene in the documentary film. Shane's struggles were well-documented over the years, including getting his teeth fixed in after losing his final one in Pictured, Shane in messy room in footage from the documentary.
After 32 years together, 11 of which they were engaged, Shane and Victoria finally tied the knot in , with Shane in a wheelchair after a bad fall damaged his back. He said: 'When I met Shane he was negotiating a pool table.
There was a drink in this hand, a pint, and in this hand there was a guitar. I watched him do that for about 15 minutes. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.
Argos AO. Victoria Mary Clarke has been caring for Shane, 63, after he was left bed-ridden when he fell and broke his knee. The journalist, 55, who has been at Shane's side for 34 years and supported him through his well-publicised drink and drug battles, took to Instagram to describe how she struggles with 'not being able to heal him'.
Devoted: Shane McGowan's wife has heartbreakingly shared her feelings of guilt about 'not doing enough' for the Pogues frontman. Sharing a throwback shot of the pair, Victoria, who has been married to Shane for three years, penned: 'A lot of the time I feel guilty about not doing enough for Shane, not being superhuman, not having enough energy, not being able to heal him or even always be sweet and kind to him.
Victoria went on to say she finds it hard to accept that she is trying her best. Love: Victoria Mary Clarke has been caring for her husband Shane, 63, after he was left bed-ridden when he fell and broke his knee pictured last month.
She continued: 'I think that a lot of people can feel this way? Unable to find our own joy and radiance and energy because we are overwhelmed by the needs of the people we love. She added she hopes to 'get back in touch with our own needs and find what lights us up,' so that 'we are not being eaten alive and drained by our relationships'. Shane has been recovering at home following his nasty fall, and Victoria said last month his cast had come off and that the injury made him lose his appetite.
Bed bound: Shane has been recovering at home following his nasty fall, and Victoria said last month his cast had come off and that the injury made him lose his appetite. Pictured in She had previously told the Irish Mirror : 'He was literally getting from the chair to the bed and he fell, so you know he's usually pretty good humoured. He doesn't complain about being in pain but it can be hard. Victoria added: 'He tore a ligament and he was in a brace and just as the brace came off he fell and he broke the knee, so it's been very tough.
The journalist said her husband was 'determined' to get on the road again and record new music. Shane's hell-raising life and struggles have been well-documented over the years.
Addiction: Shane's hell-raising life and struggles have been well-documented over the years. MacGowan has suffered physically from years of binge drinking and would often perform on stage drunk. He began drinking at the tender age of five, when his family gave him Guinness to help him sleep, and his father frequently took him to the local pub while he drank with his friends.
Victoria announced in that Shane was sober for the 'first time in several years' and explained how his drinking problem stemmed from years of 'singing in bars and clubs where people go to drink and have fun'. By: Conor O'Donoghue - 11 hours ago. By: Conor O'Donoghue - 12 hours ago. By: Conor O'Donoghue - 13 hours ago. By: Fiona Audley - 14 hours ago.
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