The life of Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott to be explored in new documentary

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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Film on the life of Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott will feature contributions from artists including Scott Gorham, Eric Bell and Darren Wharton

Phil Lynott (Image credit: Pete Cronin/Redferns - Getty)

A documentary about the life of Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott is currently being planned.

Screen Daily (opens in new tab) report that the film is titled Phil Lynott: Songs For While I’m Away and is to be directed by Irish filmmaker Emer Reynolds. He’ll be joined by producers Alan Maher and John Wallace of Cowtown Pictures, while Peter Worsley of Eagle Rock Films is also involved.

Reynolds says: “Having been a huge Thin Lizzy fan throughout my life, it’s an incredible honour to be bringing this celebratory and intimate portrait of lead singer and songwriter Philip Lynott to the big screen.”

A wide range of artists will contribute to the film, including Thin Lizzy’s Scott Gorham, Eric Bell and Darren Wharton – and they’ll be joined by Metallica’s James Hetfield, U2’s Adam Clayton, Huey Lewis, Suzi Quatro and more.

Further details on Phil Lynott: Songs For While I’m Away while be released in due course.

Lynott died on January 4, 1986, at the age of 36.

Scott Munro
Scott Munro

Scott looks after and updates Louder’s online buyer’s guides and also scouts out the best deals for music fans from every corner of the internet. He's spent more than 28 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014, where he wrote extensively about rock, metal, prog and more, before moving to the eCommerce team full-time in 2020. Scott has previous written for publications including IGN, Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky.