This weekend Johny Depp attended the funeral of his friend and “teacher” Shane MacGowan, composer and vocalist of The Pogues, to whom he dedicated some emotional words and carried the coffin on his shoulders due to the affection and closeness that existed between them until the last day.
On November 30, the world of music suffered a great loss with the death of the 65-year-old Irish singer as a result of pneumonia. And at his funeral, fans, friends and family showed the great affection they had for him with a procession through the streets of Dublin to say their “last goodbye.”
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Although there were a large number of well-known personalities at the funeral ceremony such as actors, actresses and politicians, Depp’s presence captured the attention as he was one of those most affected by the loss of MacGowan, with whom he had a professional and business relationship. friendship for years.
Johnny Depp says goodbye to his “master”
In the religious ceremony that took place in the church of the Virgin Mary of the Rosaries, the protagonist of Pirates of the Caribbean was in charge of reading the prayer of the faithful, with which usually within religion the God for the salvation of all and the soul of those who died.
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In his prayer, Depp referred to MacGowan as “his teacher” and immediately spoke the words of the prayer.
“We pray for a deeper spirit of compassion in the world, that we may feel the pain of others, understand their needs, and reach out to all who suffer in any way with the continued love that is rooted in faith and peace. Lord, listen to us,” Depp read.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, Depp was one of those in charge of carrying the wicker coffin, covered in red roses and with a black and white photograph of MacGowan, on his shoulder.
The actor’s gesture is due to the closeness they maintained, since in their friendship of more than three decades, Johnny even produced the biopic of MacGowan who he said, when presenting the film project at the San Sebastian Festival, left him “fascinated with his language” and its “powerful songs.
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Admiration for MacGowan at his funeral
The singer’s widow Victoria Mary Clarke said that MacGowan never liked funerals, so the funeral became a party where attendees, out of admiration they felt for him, danced and sang.
Some members of The Dubliners, an Irish folk musical group founded in Dublin in 1962, performed ‘Fairy tale of New York’, a Christmas song that could be quite the opposite.
With information from EFE
2023-12-10 19:59:07
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