Guitarist Mark Sheehan of Irish band The Script dies at 46
2 min readBy Associated Press
LONDON: Ireland’s president has led tributes to Mark Sheehan, guitarist with Irish rock band The Script, after his demise on the age of 46.
The band talked about Sheehan died in a hospital on Friday after a brief illness. In a press launch, The Script known as him a “much loved husband, father, brother, bandmate and friend.”
Formed in Dublin in 2001 by Sheehan, singer Danny O’Donoghue and drummer Glen Power, The Script topped U.Okay. and Irish charts with its self-titled debut album in 2008. It included the hits “We Cry,” “Breakeven” and “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved,” which reached No. 1 in 5 worldwide areas.
The band’s pop-inflected rock sound made it thought of one among Ireland’s largest bands throughout the 2010s. The Script went on to have six Top 10 albums throughout the U.Okay. and one prime three album throughout the U.S.
Irish President Michael D. Higgins praised the band’s “originality and excellence” and despatched condolences to Sheehan’s family.
“Through their music, Mark and The Script have played an outstanding part in continuing and promoting this proud tradition of Irish musical success across the world,” Higgins talked about.
Sheehan is survived by his partner, Rina Sheehan, and their three children.
LONDON: Ireland’s president has led tributes to Mark Sheehan, guitarist with Irish rock band The Script, after his demise on the age of 46.
The band talked about Sheehan died in a hospital on Friday after a brief illness. In a press launch, The Script known as him a “much loved husband, father, brother, bandmate and friend.”
Formed in Dublin in 2001 by Sheehan, singer Danny O’Donoghue and drummer Glen Power, The Script topped U.Okay. and Irish charts with its self-titled debut album in 2008. It included the hits “We Cry,” “Breakeven” and “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved,” which reached No. 1 in 5 worldwide areas.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The band’s pop-inflected rock sound made it thought of one among Ireland’s largest bands throughout the 2010s. The Script went on to have six Top 10 albums throughout the U.Okay. and one prime three album throughout the U.S.
Irish President Michael D. Higgins praised the band’s “originality and excellence” and despatched condolences to Sheehan’s family.
“Through their music, Mark and The Script have played an outstanding part in continuing and promoting this proud tradition of Irish musical success across the world,” Higgins talked about.
Sheehan is survived by his partner, Rina Sheehan, and their three children.
