“Shit,” Simon continued ... whom he recognized with a lifetime achievement award in 2018. “Shane will be remembered as one of music’s greatest lyricists,” he wrote in a statement.

Shane was initially joined in the band by Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne, and Brian McFadden - who quit in 2004. And he revealed X Factor judge Simon’s good advice stretched back to the ...