Phil Lynott
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"Suddenly this rather nice chap switched into streetwise-kid-from-Detroit mode, and threatened Phil with a broken bottle": The violent and slightly confusing story of Phil Lynott & The Soul Band
By Fraser Lewry published
In 1982 Phil Lynott & The Soul Band set off on tour, eventually completing an ill-fated run of dates that included a TV show in Sweden

"I'd like to establish a solo career before I start to live off past glories": Watch a subdued but hopeful Phil Lynott give his final ever TV interview
By Fraser Lewry published
Phil Lynott appeared on early cable channel Music Box just weeks before his death in early 1986

Phil Lynott calmly explaining on breakfast TV that using heroin can be "very enjoyable" makes for heartbreaking viewing
By Paul Brannigan published
When Phil Lynott appeared on Good Morning Britain in October 1984, he gave millions of breakfast TV viewers a striking insight into the appeal and dangers of using heroin

Phil Lynott: Solo In Soho - Album Of The Week Club review
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Made during Thin Lizzy downtime, Phil Lynott's Solo In Soho album was less of a busman's holiday than a true break from the dayjob

The tantalising story of Baby Face, the supergroup that almost was
By Max Bell last updated
"Phil’s voice was staggering, wonderful. But he couldn’t play" - the story of the Thin Lizzy-Deep Purple supergroup that could have been

Phil Lynott sculpture unveiled in town where ex-Thin Lizzy frontman was born
By Classic Rock published
On what would have been his 72nd birthday, a sculpture saluting Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott was unveiled in West Bromwich

Mr Lonely Heart: the tragic death of Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott
By Philip Wilding last updated
When Phil Lynott collapsed on Christmas Day 1985, it was the beginning of the end for the former Thin Lizzy legend

Watch first trailer for new Phil Lynott film - as massive Thin Lizzy box set is revealed
By Scott Munro published
On what would have been Phil Lynott’s 71st birthday, the first trailer for Songs For While I’m Away is released, along with details of a new Thin Lizzy box set - featuring 74 previously unreleased tracks
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