The Pogues have paid tribute to their late frontman Shane MacGowan, saying his “spirit lives on” as they prepare to perform second album Rum, Sodomy & The Lash in full for its 40th anniversary next year.
Banjo player Jem Finer said MacGowan was “irreplaceable”, but added that his essence had been “flowing through” guest singers at gigs.
Speaking about his influence on their return, Finer (69), who co-wrote festive favourite Fairytale Of New York, added: “A lot of the music he wrote, and most of it he sang, even if he didn’t write it.
“He’s an irreplaceable person, but somehow his spirit lives on in these people, in working with these other singers, it’s kind of like flowing through them, so he’s very much there, very celebratory and beautifully respectful"
Banjo player Jem Finer said MacGowan was “irreplaceable”, but added that his essence had been “flowing through” guest singers at gigs.
Speaking about his influence on their return, Finer (69), who co-wrote festive favourite Fairytale Of New York, added: “A lot of the music he wrote, and most of it he sang, even if he didn’t write it.
“He’s an irreplaceable person, but somehow his spirit lives on in these people, in working with these other singers, it’s kind of like flowing through them, so he’s very much there, very celebratory and beautifully respectful"
