Phil Chevron: 1957-2013

Goodbye, Philip.
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Although best-known for his time with the Pogues, here's his first band, The Radiators From Space with Let's Talk About The Weather, which he later said was about having to avoid saying he was gay.
And here's Under Clery's Clock, a heartsmashing song about young lust and cruising in Dublin; "the love that does not have a name..."
Wonder how many obits will mention you-know-what, something Phil didn't hide...

Update: The obituary in Wednesday's Independent did...

Chevron came out in the 1980s, admitting that "being gay and growing up in Ireland in the 1970s was a terrifying experience for any young man. I decided to come out when I was in The Pogues because I thought, 'Well here's an-all drinking, all-rousing, all-shagging, all stay-up-all-night sort of macho band which has me, too."

This meant that the story now appeared if you typed "gay" into Google News, so Pink News and Gay Star News could finally file reports on the death of the "openly gay Pogues guitarist".

Both tellingly used the same quote above.

Again, what is the point of a gay media if it takes its stories from the straight media?
Shouldn't it be the other way round?