Nick Cave has shared a eulogy for Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, who passed away at the end of November at age 65.
Cave's eulogy was published yesterday by The Guardian, and it finds Cave recounting the first time he met MacGowan way back in 1989.
"I first met Shane in 1989 when the music paper NME thought it would be a good idea to bring us two together alongside Mark E Smith from the Fall for a so-called 'summit meeting,'" Cave wrote. "I was excited because I was a fan, completely in awe of Shane's songwriting."
"Unfortunately, it was my first day out of rehab, and it probably wasn't the greatest idea to spend the day with two people who were not known for their moderation," he continued. "It was pure mayhem from the outset. Not the most auspicious start to a friendship, but Shane and I did become close friends soon afterwards."
Cave closes the piece by writing that, "There was a truth to him, a clarity of soul that was of the purest kind. You can't hide something like that. The whole world could see it, which is why he was so deeply loved by so many."
You can read the full thing here. Cave previously shared a remembrance of MacGowan shortly after his death and later performed "A Rainy Night In Soho" at MacGowan's funeral.
This coming Monday, Christmas Day, would have been MacGowan's 66th birthday.
Cave's eulogy was published yesterday by The Guardian, and it finds Cave recounting the first time he met MacGowan way back in 1989.
"I first met Shane in 1989 when the music paper NME thought it would be a good idea to bring us two together alongside Mark E Smith from the Fall for a so-called 'summit meeting,'" Cave wrote. "I was excited because I was a fan, completely in awe of Shane's songwriting."
"Unfortunately, it was my first day out of rehab, and it probably wasn't the greatest idea to spend the day with two people who were not known for their moderation," he continued. "It was pure mayhem from the outset. Not the most auspicious start to a friendship, but Shane and I did become close friends soon afterwards."
Cave closes the piece by writing that, "There was a truth to him, a clarity of soul that was of the purest kind. You can't hide something like that. The whole world could see it, which is why he was so deeply loved by so many."
You can read the full thing here. Cave previously shared a remembrance of MacGowan shortly after his death and later performed "A Rainy Night In Soho" at MacGowan's funeral.
This coming Monday, Christmas Day, would have been MacGowan's 66th birthday.
