Autographs of Shane MacGowan
Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (25 December 1957 – 30 November 2023) was a British-born Irish singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of Celtic punk band the Pogues. He won acclaim for his lyrics, which often focused on the Irish emigrant experience; he also received widespread media attention for his lifestyle, which included decades of heavy alcohol and drug abuse. A New York Times obituary noted his "twin reputations as a titanically destructive personality and a master songsmith whose lyrics painted vivid portraits of the underbelly of Irish immigrant life."
Born in Kent, England, to Irish parents, MacGowan spent his early childhood in Tipperary, Ireland, before moving back to England with his family at age six. After attending Holmewood House preparatory school, he won a literary scholarship to Westminster School but was expelled in his second year for drug offences. At age 17 to 18, he spent six months in psychiatric care at Bethlem Royal Hospital due to his drug and alcohol abuse. He became active on the London punk scene under the alias Shane O'Hooligan, attending gigs, working in the Rocks Off record shop, and writing a punk fanzine. In 1977, he and his then-girlfriend Shanne Bradley formed the punk band the Nipple Erectors (subsequently the Nips). In 1982, with Spider Stacy and Jem Finer, he co-founded the Pogues—originally called Pogue Mahone, an anglicisation of the Irish phrase póg mo thóin, meaning "kiss my arse"—who fused punk influences with traditional Irish music. He was the principal songwriter and lead vocalist on the band's first five studio albums, including Rum Sodomy & the Lash (1985) and the critically acclaimed and commercially successful If I Should Fall from Grace with God (1988). With Finer, he co-wrote the Christmas hit single "Fairytale of New York" (1987), which he recorded as a duet with Kirsty MacColl. A perennial Christmas favourite in Ireland and the UK, the song was certified sextuple platinum in the UK in 2023.
During a 1991 tour of Japan, the Pogues dismissed MacGowan due to the impact of his drug and alcohol dependency on their live shows. He formed a new band, Shane MacGowan and The Popes, with which he released two further studio albums, including the singles "The Church of the Holy Spook" (1994) and "That Woman's Got Me Drinking" (featuring Johnny Depp, 1994). His solo projects after leaving the Pogues included the singles "What a Wonderful World" (a duet with Nick Cave, 1992), "Haunted" (a duet with Sinéad O'Connor, 1995) and "My Way" (1996); he also collaborated with artists including the Jesus and Mary Chain, Dropkick Murphys and Cruachan. In 2001, he rejoined the Pogues for reunion shows and continued to tour with the group until it dissolved in 2014. At a January 2018 gala concert to celebrate MacGowan's 60th birthday, the president of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, presented him with a lifetime achievement award for outstanding contributions to Irish life, music and culture. Later that year, he married his long-term partner, journalist and writer Victoria Mary Clarke. Following years of deteriorating health, he died from pneumonia in Dublin in November 2023, aged 65.
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Current items with a signature of Shane MacGowan
These are the most current items with a signature of Shane MacGowan that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | SHANE MacGOWAN THE POGUES ROCK MUSIC LEGEND HAND-SIGNED PHOTOCARD | £59.95 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Shane MacGowan
The most expensive item with a signature of Shane MacGowan (THE POGUES Hand Signed ‘Fairytale Of New York/Shanne Bradley’ 12” SHANE MacGOWAN) was sold in December 2023 for £1,651.05 while the cheapest item (Shane Macgowan Signed Autograph 6x4 Photo Memorabilia Fairy Tale Of Newyork) found a new owner for £3.89 in January 2024. The month with the most items sold (10) was December 2023 with an average selling price of £254.54 for an autographed item of Shane MacGowan. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2020 with £723.86 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.89 was January 2024. In average, an autographed item from Shane MacGowan is worth £64.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Shane MacGowan were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | A Furious Devotion: The Life of Shane MacGowan - Signed by The Author Paperback | £15.90 |  |
 | SHANE MacGOWAN HAND SIGNED 6X4 PHOTO | £27.94 | |
 | SHANE MacGOWAN HAND SIGNED 6X4 PHOTO 2 | £27.94 | |
 | SHANE MacGOWAN HAND SIGNED 6X4 PHOTO 3 | £27.94 | |
| SHANE MACGOWAN HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTO PICTURE THE POGUES | £16.19 | |
| Shane MacGOWAN Original SIGNED Imagination Drawing Mounted w Orig Promo Photo | £395.00 | |
| Shane Macgowan Pogues Authentic genuine autograph signed card page COA UACC | £299.95 | |
| Shane macgowan signed 30 Pogues Cd Irish The Pogues RARE Legend Dublin | £240.20 | |
 | Shane macgowan signed autograph cut Irish The Pogues COA | £76.20 | |
| Shane macgowan signed autograph cut Irish The Pogues COA | £149.74 | |
| SHANE MacGOWAN THE POGUES Signed Postcard Size Photo FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK | £40.90 | |
| SHANE MACGOWAN THE POGUES HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTO | £25.76 | |
| SHANE MACGOWAN THE POGUES SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO | £125.47 | |
 | SIGNED - SHANE MACGOWAN - A Drink with Shane MacGowan Book | £223.40 | |
| SIGNED PETE DOHERTY THE LIBERTINES SHANE MACGOWAN 10x8 PHOTO | £42.71 | |
