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“Phil Lynott could sing you into bed”: Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie on his love of Thin Lizzy
By Niall Doherty published
Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie thinks Thin Lizzy are the creators of the best record ever made – but which one has he gone for?

“Lizzy were a man down…”: Pat Travers on the time he nearly joined Thin Lizzy
By Niall Doherty published
In 1976, Thin Lizzy were in urgent need of a guitarist and Canadian guitarist Pat Travers says he was very nearly their man

10 brilliant but overlooked albums turning 40 this year
By Rich Hobson published
1983 was the year heavy metal truly took off in America, but some of rock and metal's biggest bands released albums that fell by the wayside

How Midge Ure ended up playing guitar in Thin Lizzy
By Niall Doherty published
Remembering the time when Phil Lynott wanted hard rock legends Thin Lizzy to start using synths and drum machines

How Thin Lizzy hitting it hard in Paris was the beginning of the end
By Niall Doherty published
“When the brown powder marched in, we were done for” says Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham

The night Tony Visconti thought Phil Lynott was going to die in his hotel room
By Niall Doherty published
Producer Tony Visconti was working with Thin Lizzy on their Black Rose album when Phil Lynott's partying started to spiral out of control

Here's what happened when cops raided a Thin Lizzy tour hoping to score a huge drugs bust
By Niall Doherty published
When the Royal Ulster Constabulary decided to go after Thin Lizzy for suspected drug abuse it resulted in road blocks, surprise backstage busts and strip searches – but not an ounce of cocaine to be found

Phil Lynott once invited Cliff Richard into the studio to hear new Thin Lizzy songs while his dealer chopped out heroin behind the squeaky-clean pop star
By Paul Brannigan published
Thin Lizzy's studio sessions in Paris for 1979's Black Rose album were punctuated by heavy drug use, and Phil Lynott wasn't particularly careful about hiding that fact

10 of the best ever rock bands from Ireland
By Malcolm Dome last updated
Ireland has always punched way above its weight when it comes to musical output. Here's 10 of the very best rock acts from the Emerald Isle

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
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