Philip Chevron of The Pogues dead at 56 Image of Philip Chevron courtesy of The Pogues website. DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Irish rocker Philip Chevron died in Dublin Tuesday after a long battle with brain and neck cancer, his band The Pogues announced on its website. He was 56. After a long illness, Philip passed away peacefully this morning. We all send our sincere condolences to his family," the group said in a statement. Chevron was a guitarist also known for his work with the band Radiators from Space. He announced in 2007 he had been diagnosed with the disease. He underwent treatment and was declared cancer-free in April 2012. However, by August the same year doctors found a brain tumor that proved inoperable and ultimately fatal.