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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Phil Lynott
| image            = Thin_lizzy_22041980_01_400.jpg
| image_upright    = 1.1
| caption          = Lynott performing in 1980
| birth_name       = Philip Parris Lynott
| alias            = The Ace with the Bass<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott: The ace with the bass |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/thin-lizzys-phil-lynott-the-ace-with-the-bass/GV4PVXDT5LHTUTIUCXLERJUPWM/ |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=6 May 2016 |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1949|8|20|df=y}}{{sfn|Byrne|2006|p=13}}
| birth_place      = [[West Bromwich]], Staffordshire, England
| origin           = [[Dublin]], Ireland
| death_date       = {{Death date and age|1986|1|4|1949|8|20|df=yes}}
| death_place      = [[Salisbury]], Wiltshire, England
| instrument       = {{hlist|Vocals|bass guitar}}
| years_active     = 1965–1985
| label            = {{hlist|[[Vertigo Records|Vertigo]]|[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]|[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]}}
| genre            = {{hlist|[[British rock music|Rock]]|[[hard rock]]|[[blues rock]]|[[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]|[[Celtic rock]]}}
| occupation       = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter|producer|poet}}
| past_member_of   = {{hlist|[[Thin Lizzy]]|[[Grand Slam (band)|Grand Slam]]|[[The Greedies]]|[[Skid Row (Irish band)|Skid Row]]|[[The Crowd (band)|The Crowd]]}}
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'''Philip Parris Lynott''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|aɪ|n|ɒ|t}}, {{respell|LIE|not}}; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician who was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band [[Thin Lizzy]]. He was known for his distinctive [[plectrum|pick]]-based style on the bass and for his imaginative lyrical contributions, including working-class tales and numerous characters drawn from personal influences and [[Celts (modern)|Celtic culture]].

Lynott was born in the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]] of England and grew up in [[Dublin]] with his grandparents. He remained close to his mother, [[Philomena Lynott|Philomena]], throughout his life. He fronted several bands as a lead vocalist, including [[Skid Row (Irish band)|Skid Row]] alongside [[Gary Moore]], before learning the bass guitar and forming Thin Lizzy in 1969. After initial success with "[[Whiskey in the Jar]]", the band had several hits in the mid-1970s, such as "[[The Boys Are Back in Town]]", "[[Jailbreak (Thin Lizzy song)|Jailbreak]]" and "[[Waiting for an Alibi]]", and became a popular live attraction combining Lynott's vocal and songwriting skills with dual lead guitars. Towards the end of the 1970s, Lynott embarked upon a solo career and published two books of poetry. After Thin Lizzy disbanded, he assembled and fronted the band [[Grand Slam (band)|Grand Slam]].

In the 1980s, Lynott increasingly suffered drug-related problems, particularly an addiction to [[heroin]]. In 1985, he had a final chart success with Moore, "[[Out in the Fields (song)|Out in the Fields]]", before his death in 1986. He remains a popular figure in the rock world, and in 2005, a statue in his memory was erected in Dublin.

==Early life==
Phil Lynott was born in [[Sandwell General Hospital|Hallam Hospital]] in [[West Bromwich]].{{sfn|Byrne|2006|p=13}} His mother, [[Philomena Lynott]], was born in [[Dublin]]{{sfn|Byrne|2006|p=12}}<ref name="BBC1">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/4/newsid_4041000/4041511.stm |title=Thin Lizzy star dies |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=4 January 2006 |access-date=24 June 2015}}</ref> and his father, Cecil Parris, was from [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[British Guiana]].<ref name="Express">{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/122200 |title=Phil Lynott's lost family |work=[[Daily Express]] |date=23 August 2009 |access-date=17 July 2011}}</ref> Philomena met Parris, who had moved to the United Kingdom to seek work, in Birmingham in 1948 and they were in a relationship for a few months, until Parris was transferred to London.{{sfn|Byrne|2006|p=12}} Shortly afterwards, Philomena found she was pregnant and, after Lynott was born, she moved with her baby to a home for unmarried mothers in [[Selly Park]], where he was baptised on 4 September.{{sfn|Thomson|2016|p=13}} Philomena subsequently moved to [[Manchester]] but stayed in touch with Parris who helped pay towards his son's support. She subsequently had two more children who were placed for adoption.{{sfn|Thomson|2016|p=14}} Lynott believed he was different from his peers at school, but did not suffer any major racist attacks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/from-the-archives-don-t-believe-a-word-the-life-and-death-of-phil-lynott-1.2482658|title=Don't Believe a Word – The Life and Death of Phil Lynott|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=2 January 2016|access-date=2 March 2018}}</ref>

Lynott first attended school in [[Moss Side]], Manchester. In 1957, his mother sent him to live with his grandparents, Frank and Sarah Lynott, in [[Crumlin, Dublin]].{{sfn|Thomson|2016|p=16}}  The presence of Frank gave him a father figure for the first time in his life.{{sfn|Thomson|2016|p=20}} His mother stayed in Manchester and remained close to her son. She later took over the management of the Clifton Grange Hotel in [[Whalley Range, Greater Manchester|Whalley Range]] with her partner, Dennis Keeley.{{sfn|Byrne|2006|pp=16–17}} The hotel, nicknamed "The Biz", became popular with showbusiness entertainers, and was later referred to in a song on [[Thin Lizzy (album)|Thin Lizzy's debut album]].{{sfn|Putterford|1994|pp=16–17}} Lynott had a happy childhood growing up in Dublin and was a popular character at school.{{sfn|Byrne|2006|p=15}}

==Career==
===Early years===
Lynott was introduced to music through his uncle Timothy's record collection, and became influenced by [[Motown]] and [[The Mamas & the Papas]]. He joined his first band, the [[Black Eagles (Irish band)|Black Eagles]], in 1965 as a lead singer, playing popular covers in local clubs around Dublin.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|pp=15–16}}<ref name="BBC1"/> He attended the Scoil Colm Christian Brothers' School on Armagh Road in Crumlin,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crumlinwalkinstownhistory.ie/person/philip-parris-phil-lynott/|title=Philip Parris ('Phil') Lynott – Crumlin & Walkinstown History Group|website=Crumlinwalkinstownhistory.ie|access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref> where he became friends with [[Brian Downey (drummer)|Brian Downey]], who was later persuaded to join the band from the Liffey Beats.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=23}} The group fell apart due to the lack of interest of manager Joe Smith, particularly after the departure of his two sons, guitarists Danny and Frankie.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=26}}

Lynott then left the family home and moved into a flat in [[Clontarf, Dublin|Clontarf]], where he briefly joined the group Kama Sutra. It was in this band that he learned his frontman skills, and worked out how to interact with an audience.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=28}} In early 1968, he teamed up with bassist [[Brush Shiels|Brendan 'Brush' Shiels]] to form [[Skid Row (Irish band)|Skid Row]]. Downey was not interested in Shiels' request to be the drummer, so the job went to [[Noel Bridgeman]].{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=29}} The band signed a deal with Ted Carroll, who would later go on to manage Thin Lizzy, and played a variety of covers including "[[Eight Miles High]]", "[[Hey Jude]]" and several numbers by [[Jimi Hendrix]].{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=30}} Because Lynott did not play an instrument at this point in his career, he instead manipulated his voice through an echo box during instrumental sections. He took to smearing [[boot polish]] under his eyes on stage to draw attention to himself, which he would continue to do throughout Lizzy's career later on, and regularly performed a mock fight with Shiels onstage to attract the crowd.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=31}} In mid-1968, guitarist Bernard Cheevers quit to work full-time at the [[Guinness]] brewery in Dublin and was replaced by Belfast-born guitarist [[Gary Moore]].{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=33}}

Despite increased success, and the release of a single, "New Faces, Old Places", Shiels became concerned about Lynott's tendency to sing off-key. He then discovered that the problem was with Lynott's tonsils; he subsequently took a leave of absence from the band. By the time he had recovered, Shiels had decided to take over singing lead and reduce the band to a three-piece. Feeling guilty of having effectively sacked one of his best friends, he taught Lynott how to play bass, figuring it would be easier to learn than a six-string guitar, and sold him a [[Fender Jazz Bass]] he had bought from [[Robert Ballagh]] for £36, and started giving him lessons.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|pp=33–35}}

Lynott and Downey quickly put together a new band called Orphanage, with guitarist Joe Staunton and bassist Pat Quigley, playing a mixture of original material alongside covers of [[Bob Dylan]], [[Free (band)|Free]] and [[Jeff Beck]].{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=37}} Still learning the bass, Lynott restricted himself to occasional rhythm guitar alongside singing lead.{{sfn|Byrne|2006|p=25}}

At the end of 2006, a number of Skid Row and Orphanage demo tapes featuring Lynott were discovered. These were his earliest recordings and had been presumed lost for decades.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2007/0105/408783-lynottp/ |title=Fans' joy as Lynott demos unearthed |publisher=Rte.ie |date= 5 January 2007|access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref>

===Thin Lizzy===
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[[File:Phil Lynott in 1972.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Lynott with Thin Lizzy in Frankfurt, Germany, 1972]]
Towards the end of 1969, Lynott and Downey were introduced to guitarist [[Eric Bell]] via a founding member of [[Them (band)|Them]], keyboardist [[Eric Wrixon]] (Bell had played in a later line-up of Them). Deciding that Bell was a better guitarist, and with Lynott now confident enough to play bass himself, the four formed [[Thin Lizzy]].{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=47}} The name came from the character "Tin Lizzie" in the comic ''[[The Dandy]]'', which in turn came from the nickname for the [[Ford Model T]] car.{{sfn|Byrne|2006|p=30}} The H was deliberately added to mimic the way the word "thin" is pronounced in a Dublin accent.{{sfn|Byrne|2006|p=30}} Lynott later discovered the saying attributed to [[Henry Ford]], "Any colour you like as long as it's black," which he felt was appropriate for him.{{sfn|Byrne|2006|p=30}} Wrixon was felt by the others to be surplus to requirements and left after the release of the band's first single, "[[The Farmer (song)|The Farmer]]", in July 1970.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=47}}

During the band's early years – and despite being the singer, bassist and chief songwriter – Lynott was still fairly reserved and introverted on stage, and would stand to one side while the spotlight concentrated on Bell, who was initially regarded as the group's leader.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=49}} During the recording of the band's second album, ''[[Shades of a Blue Orphanage]]'' (1972), Lynott very nearly left Thin Lizzy to form a new band with [[Deep Purple]]'s [[Ritchie Blackmore]] and [[Ian Paice]], called Baby Face. "Ritchie turned up in the studio one day to jam," recalled Downey. "I was asked to play drums to Phil and Ritchie jamming… Me and Eric looked at each other like, 'Well, that's the end of the band then.' It lasted a week, then Phil came back as if nothing had happened. He wanted to be the leader of his own band, not the singer in someone else's."<ref>[[Mick Wall|Wall, Mick]]: "The wild one"; ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' No. 219, February 2016, p43</ref> Due to being in dire financial straits Lizzy did, however, soon record an album of Deep Purple covers under the name [[Funky Junction]]. Lynott did not sing on the album as he felt his voice was not in the same style as [[Ian Gillan]].{{sfn|Putterford|1994|pp=62–63}}

Towards the end of 1972, Thin Lizzy got their first major break in the UK by supporting [[Slade]], then nearing the height of their commercial success. Inspired by [[Noddy Holder]]'s top hat with mirrors, Lynott decided to attach a mirror to his bass, which he carried over to subsequent tours. On the opening night of the tour, an altercation broke out between Lynott and Slade's manager [[Chas Chandler]], who chastised Lynott's lack of stage presence and interaction with the audience and threatened to throw Lizzy off the tour unless things improved immediately. Lynott subsequently developed the onstage rapport and stage presence that would become familiar over the remainder of the decade.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|pp=70–71}}

[[File:Phil Lynott 2 at Pinkpop 1978 by Chris Hakkens.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Lynott on stage with Thin Lizzy in the Netherlands, 1978]]
Thin Lizzy's first top-ten hit was in 1973, with a rock version of the traditional Irish song "[[Whiskey in the Jar]]",<ref name="BBC1"/> featuring a cover by Irish artist and friend [[Jim Fitzpatrick (artist)|Jim Fitzpatrick]].<ref name="fitzpatrick">*{{cite web|url=http://www.jimfitzpatrick.ie/phil-3.html |title=Philip Lynott |publisher=[[Jim Fitzpatrick (artist)|Jim Fitzpatrick]] (official website) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115030631/http://www.jimfitzpatrick.ie/phil-3.html |archive-date=15 January 2008}}</ref> However, follow-up singles failed to chart and, after the departure of Bell, quickly followed by Moore replacing him and, briefly, Downey, Thin Lizzy were near collapse by mid-1974.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|pp=90–91}} It was not until the recruitment of guitarists [[Scott Gorham]] and [[Brian Robertson (guitarist)|Brian Robertson]] and the release of ''[[Jailbreak (album)|Jailbreak]]'' in 1976 that Thin Lizzy became international superstars on the strength of the album's biggest hit, "[[The Boys Are Back in Town]]". The song reached the top 10 in the UK, was No.&nbsp;1 in Ireland and a hit in the US and Canada.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=114}} However, while touring with [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]], Lynott contracted [[hepatitis]] and the band had to cancel touring.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=118}}

Lynott befriended [[Huey Lewis]] while Lewis's band, Clover, was supporting them on tour. Lewis was impressed with Lynott's frontman abilities and was inspired to perform better, eventually achieving commercial success in the 1980s.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=124}} Lynott's songs, including "Cowboy Song" and "Massacre", were influenced by the band's US touring. He had a particular affinity for Los Angeles.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=103}}

Having finally achieved mainstream success, Thin Lizzy embarked on several consecutive world tours. The band built on ''Jailbreak''{{'}}s success with the release of a string of hit albums, including ''[[Johnny the Fox]]'' (1976), ''[[Bad Reputation (Thin Lizzy album)|Bad Reputation]]'' (1977), ''[[Black Rose: A Rock Legend]]'' (1979), and the live album ''[[Live and Dangerous]]'' (1978), which features Lynott in the foreground on the cover.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=152}} However, the band was suffering from personnel changes, with Robertson being replaced temporarily by Moore in 1976,{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=128}} and then permanently the following year, partly due to a personal clash with Lynott.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=158}}

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By the early 1980s, Thin Lizzy were starting to struggle commercially, and Lynott started showing symptoms of drug abuse, including regular [[asthma]] attacks. After the resignation of longtime manager Chris O'Donnell, and with Gorham wanting to quit, Lynott decided to disband Thin Lizzy in 1983.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|pp=228–235}} He had started to use [[heroin]] by this stage in his career, and it affected the band's shows in Japan when he was unable to obtain any.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=245}} He managed to pick himself up for the band's show at the [[Reading Festival]] and their last gig (with Lynott as frontman) in [[Nuremberg]] on 4 September.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|pp=248–250}}

===Later years===
In 1978 Lynott began to work on projects outside Thin Lizzy. He was featured in ''[[Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds]]'', singing and speaking the role of Parson Nathaniel on "The Spirit of Man". He performed sessions for a number of artists, including singing backing vocals with [[Bob Geldof]] on Blast Furnace and the Heatwaves' "Blue Wave" EP.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=169}}

Lynott took a keen interest in the emergence of [[punk rock]] in the late 1970s, and subsequently became friends with various members of the [[Sex Pistols]], [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]] and Geldof's band [[The Boomtown Rats]]. This led to him forming an ''ad-hoc'' band known as "The Greedies" (originally "The Greedy Bastards", but edited for public politeness). The band started playing shows in London during Lizzy's downtime in 1978, playing a mixture of popular Lizzy tracks and Pistols songs recorded after [[John Lydon]]'s departure.<ref name="allmusic_greedies">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-greedies-mn0001892933|title=The Greedies – Music biography|author=Greg Prato|website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> In 1979, The Greedies recorded a Christmas single, "A Merry Jingle", featuring other members of Thin Lizzy as well as the Pistols' [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]] and [[Paul Cook]]. The previous year, he had performed alongside Jones and Cook on [[Johnny Thunders]]' debut solo album ''[[So Alone (album)|So Alone]]''.{{sfn|Byrne|2012|p=79}} Lynott became friends with [[Midge Ure]] of the [[Rich Kids]], who deputised for Thin Lizzy during 1979 shortly after joining [[Ultravox]]. Lynott persuaded Thin Lizzy's management to sign Ultravox.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|pp=186–187}}

In 1980, though Thin Lizzy were still enjoying considerable success, Lynott launched a solo career with the album, ''[[Solo in Soho]]'': this was a Top 30 UK album and yielded two hit singles that year, "Dear Miss Lonelyhearts" and "King's Call". The latter was a tribute to [[Elvis Presley]], and featured [[Mark Knopfler]] on guitar.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=205}} His second solo venture, ''[[The Philip Lynott Album]]'' (1982) was a chart flop, despite the presence of the single "[[Old Town (song)|Old Town]]". The song "[[Yellow Pearl (song)|Yellow Pearl]]" (1982), was a No. 14 hit in the UK and became the theme tune to ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=204}}

[[File:Phil_Lynott_Thin_Lizzie.jpg|thumb|Lynott playing at the [[Reading and Leeds festivals|Reading Rock Festival]], 1983]]
In 1983, following the disbanding of Thin Lizzy, Lynott recorded a rock'n'roll medley single, "We Are the Boys (Who Make All the Noise)" with [[Roy Wood]], [[Chas Hodges]] and [[John Coghlan (drummer)|John Coghlan]]. Lynott regularly collaborated with former bandmate Moore on tracks including the singles "[[Parisienne Walkways (song)|Parisienne Walkways]]" (a No. 8 UK hit in 1979) and "[[Out in the Fields (song)|Out in the Fields]]" (a No. 5 UK hit in 1985, his highest-charting single).{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=280}} In 1984, he formed a new band, [[Grand Slam (band)|Grand Slam]], with Doish Nagle, [[Laurence Archer]], [[Robbie Brennan]] and [[Mark Stanway]].{{sfn|Putterford|1994|pp=259–260}} The band toured [[The Marquee]] and other clubs, but suffered from being labelled a poor version of Thin Lizzy owing to the inclusion of two lead guitar players,{{sfn|Putterford|1994|pp=265–266}} and split up at the end of the year due to a lack of money and Lynott's increasing addiction to heroin.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=277}}

During 1983–1985 Lynott co-wrote songs with British R&B artist [[Junior Giscombe]], although nothing was officially released and most remain as demos. However, one song, "The Lady Loves to Dance", was mastered with producer [[Tony Visconti]] and nearly released before being pulled by the record company, [[Phonogram Records|Phonogram]].{{sfn|Byrne|2012|pp=145–48}} Lynott was particularly upset about not being asked to participate in [[Live Aid]], which had been organised by his two friends, Geldof and Ure, the latter of whom had briefly stood in as a guitarist for Thin Lizzy. Geldof later said this was because the Band Aid Trust could only accommodate commercially successful artists selling millions of albums, which neither Lynott nor Thin Lizzy had done.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=282}} In 1984, Lynott appeared as team captain (against [[Alvin Stardust]]) on the 1980s [[BBC]] quiz show ''[[Pop Quiz]]'', hosted by [[Mike Read]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Songs That Saved Your Life – The Art of The Smiths 1982–87|first=Simon|last=Goddard|page=392|publisher=Titan Books|year=2013|isbn=978-1-781-16259-0|edition=revised}}</ref>

His last single "Nineteen", co-written by [[Laurence Archer]] and [[Mark Stanway]] and produced by [[Paul Hardcastle]], was released a few weeks before his death. It bore no relation to the producer's [[19 (song)|chart-topping single of the same title]] some months earlier.<ref name="Sounds" /> "This was a guy whose records I used to play when I was at school," said Hardcastle. "He was a hero of mine – I couldn't work out why he wanted to work with ''me''. He said to me, 'You're at the top of your game technically right now, so can you help me?'" The producer played the bassline on Lynott's Fender. "He walked in on me playing it and I thought, 'Shit!' said Hardcastle. "But he said, 'That's fokken great – we're keeping that on there."<ref>[[Geoff Barton|Barton, Geoff]], [[Malcolm Dome|Dome, Malcolm]], Kendall, Jo, Ling, Dave: "The night I set Phil Lynott's todger on fire and other stories"; ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' No. 219, February 2016, p59</ref>

Throughout December 1985 Lynott promoted "Nineteen", performing live on various television shows. The same month, he gave his final interviews in which he promulgated his possible plans for the near future; these included more work with Moore and even the possibility of reforming Thin Lizzy, something which he had privately discussed with Gorham previously. He recorded some material with Archer, Lewis, and members of [[Huey Lewis and the News|the News]] in 1985, which was not released.<ref name="Sounds" />

Lynott was closely associated with producer Kit Woolven, who died in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/culture/thin-lizzy-and-philip-lynott-producer-kit-woolven-has-died-22888998|title=Thin Lizzy and Philip Lynott Producer Kit Woolven Has Died|first=The Hot Press|last=Newsdesk|website=Hotpress}}</ref>

===Poetry===
Lynott's first book of poetry, ''Songs for While I'm Away'', was published in 1974. It contained 21 poems that were all lyrics from Thin Lizzy songs, except one titled "A Holy Encounter". Only 1,000 copies of the book were printed.<ref name="songs">{{cite book|first=Philip|last=Lynott|title=Songs for While I'm Away|publisher=Boxtree|year=1997|isbn=978-0-752-20389-8}}</ref> In 1977, a second volume was released, titled ''Philip''.<ref name=10things>{{cite journal|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/thin-lizzy-phil-lynott-10-things/|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott|first=Mark|last=Wardlaw|journal=Classic Rock Magazine|date=20 August 2011|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref> In 1997, both books were brought together in a single volume, again titled ''Songs for While I'm Away''. This compendium edition featured illustrations by Tim Booth and Jim Fitzpatrick, and the original introductions by Peter Fallon and [[John Peel]].<ref name="songs" />

==Personal life==
Born in England and raised in Ireland, Lynott always considered himself to be Irish. His friend and Thin Lizzy bandmate Scott Gorham said in 2013, "Phil was so proud of being Irish. No matter where he went in the world if we were talking to a journalist and they got something wrong about Ireland, he'd give the guy a history lesson. It meant a lot to him."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/life-after-lizzy-29817116.html |title=Life After Lizzy |date=7 December 2013 |access-date=9 December 2013 |publisher=Irish Independent}}</ref> In the early 1980s, he purchased properties on the [[Howth Head|Howth peninsula]] north of [[Dublin]], one of which, White Horses in [[Sutton, Dublin|Sutton]], was a 50th birthday present for his mother; the house was later the site of a memorial room for Lynott.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|pp=196–197}}<ref name="PhilomenaL_HPivw">{{Cite news |last=O'Hare |first=Colm |title=At Home With Philomena Lynott |url=https://www.hotpress.com/culture/at-home-with-philomena-lynott-2745833 |access-date=25 September 2023 |work=Hotpress}}</ref>

On 14 February 1980{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=195}} Lynott married Caroline Crowther, a daughter of British comedian [[Leslie Crowther]].<ref name="BBC1"/> He met her when she was working for [[Tony Brainsby]] in the late 1970s. They had two children: Sarah,{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=169}} for whom the eponymous [[Sarah (Thin Lizzy song)|1979 song]] was written, and Cathleen,{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=198}} for whom the eponymous 1982 Lynott solo song was written.<ref name="BBC1"/> The marriage fell apart in 1984 after Lynott's drug use escalated.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=252}} Lynott also had a son, born in  Dublin in 1968, who had been placed for adoption.<ref>{{cite news |author=Sweeney |first=Ken |date=26 July 2010 |title=Lynott son's joy as Phil's family recognise him |url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/lynott-sons-joy-as-phils-family-recognise-him-2272443.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730165903/https://www.independent.ie/national-news/lynott-sons-joy-as-phils-family-recognise-him-2272443.html |archive-date=30 July 2010 |access-date=26 July 2010 |newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref>

Lynott was a [[association football|football]] fan and supported [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. He was good friends with United and Northern Ireland footballer [[George Best]], and the pair regularly socialised at the Clifton Grange Hotel. Lynott later became a shareholder of the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/phil-lynotts-mother-recalls-exciting-855110|title=Phil Lynott's mother recalls exciting days in Manchester|first=Paul|last=Taylor|date=28 February 2011|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref>

==Illness and death==
[[File:Resting place Philip Lynott.jpg|Lynott's grave in [[St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton|St Fintan's Cemetery]], Dublin|thumb]]
Lynott's last years were heavily affected by drug and alcohol dependency, leading to his collapse on 25 December 1985 at his home in [[Kew]]. He was discovered by his mother, who was not aware of his heroin addiction. She contacted his wife, Caroline, who knew about it and immediately identified the problem as serious.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=291}} After Caroline drove him to a drug clinic at [[Clouds House]] in [[East Knoyle]], near [[Shaftesbury]], he was taken to [[Salisbury Infirmary]] where he was diagnosed as suffering from [[Sepsis|septicaemia]].<ref name="BBC1"/><ref name="Sounds">"Farewell, Phil", ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]'', 11 January 1986, p. 3</ref> Although he regained consciousness enough to speak to his mother, his condition worsened by the start of the new year and he was put on a ventilator.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=292}} He died of [[pneumonia]] and [[heart failure]] due to [[septicaemia]] on 4 January 1986 at the age of 36.<ref name="BBC1"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-05-mn-24597-story.html|title=Ex-Lead Singer for Thin Lizzy Dies at 35|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=5 January 1986}}</ref>

Lynott's funeral was held at [[St Elizabeth of Portugal Church|St Elizabeth's Church]], [[Richmond, London|Richmond]], on 9 January, with most of Thin Lizzy's ex-members in attendance, followed by a second service at [[Church of the Assumption, Howth|Howth Parish Church]] near Dublin on 11 January. He was buried in [[St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton|St Fintan's Cemetery]] in Sutton, County Dublin.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|pp=296–297}}

==Legacy==
===Thin Lizzy revivals and Vibe for Philo===
{{quotebox|width=25%|quote="I still listen to his music every single day ... I go over and I pour water on to his gravestone. ... Then when I leave I give him a kick ... for breaking my heart."|source=[[Philomena Lynott]]<ref name=examiner>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/lynotts-mum-gives-sons-grave-a-kicking-210499.html |title=Lynott's mum gives son's grave a kicking|newspaper=Irish Examiner|date=11 October 2012|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref>}}
[[File:Phil Lynott Statue at Bruxelles Dublin.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Statue of Lynott on Harry Street in Dublin, by [[Paul Daly (sculptor)|Paul Daly]]]]
Thin Lizzy regrouped for a one-off performance in 1986, with [[Bob Geldof]] taking lead vocals, and reformed as a touring act in 1996. In 2012 the members of Thin Lizzy decided to record new material but chose to do so under the name of [[Black Star Riders]] as they and Lynott's widow felt uncomfortable about new Thin Lizzy recordings without Lynott.<ref name="Classic">{{cite journal |url=https://classicrock.teamrock.com/reviews/2013-04-24/black-star-riders-all-hell-breaks-loose |title=Black Star Riders – All Hell Breaks Loose |journal=Classic Rock Magazine |date=February 2013 |pages=17–18 |access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref>

Every January from 1987 to 2019, with a final event in 2023, Lynott's friend Smiley Bolger hosted a festival for him on the anniversary of his death, called the [[Vibe for Philo]]. A number of musicians performed at the festival, including Thin Lizzy tribute bands and, occasionally, former Thin Lizzy members.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/sunday-musici-ireland-and-vibe-for-philo-1.2051975 |title=Vibe for Philo |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=31 December 2014 |access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visittheirish.ie/events/vibe-for-philo/ |title=Vibe for Philo |publisher=Visit the Irish |access-date=25 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626121412/http://www.visittheirish.ie/events/vibe-for-philo/ |archive-date=26 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Vibe36.5_ownsite">{{Cite web |title=Vibe for Philo 2023, "The One" |url=http://www.vibeforphilo.com/past-vibes-2023.php |access-date=26 September 2023 |website=The Vibe for Philo |language=en}}</ref>

===Releases===
Both Lynott's and Thin Lizzy's back catalogues have been re-released in expanded editions. In April 2007, the 1996 film ''The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott'', which consisted mainly of archive footage, was released on DVD in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thin-Lizzy-Rocker-Portrait-Lizzys/dp/B000MMLNXY |title=The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott|date=16 April 2007|publisher=Amazon|access-date=14 December 2012}}</ref> In August 2010, ''[[Yellow Pearl (album)|Yellow Pearl]]'' was released. This is a collection of songs from Lynott's solo albums, B-sides and album tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/yellow-pearl-a-collection-mw0002007719 |title=Yellow Pearl : A Collection|publisher=AllMusic |access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref>

===Family and trust===
On 4 January 1994 a trust in Lynott's name was formed by his family and friends to provide scholarships for new musicians, and to make donations to charities and organisations in his memory.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|pp=305–307}}

Lynott's mother struggled to come to terms with her son's death and visited his grave on a regular basis.<ref name=examiner/> In September 2012, she, [[Scott Gorham]] and Lynott's widow objected to [[Mitt Romney]]'s use of "The Boys Are Back in Town" during his election campaign. In an interview with Irish rock magazine ''[[Hot Press]]'', Philomena said, "As far as I am concerned, Mitt Romney's opposition to gay marriage and to civil unions for gays makes him anti-gay – which is not something that Philip would have supported."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/03/phil-lynott-mitt-romney-thin-lizzy |title=Phil Lynott's mother objects to Mitt Romney using Thin Lizzy's music|author=Henry McDonald|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=3 September 2012|access-date=14 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/stop-phil-lynotts-widow-orders-mitt-romney-not-to-use-thin-lizzy-music-8139575.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/stop-phil-lynotts-widow-orders-mitt-romney-not-to-use-thin-lizzy-music-8139575.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Stop! Phil Lynott's widow orders Mitt Romney not to use Thin Lizzy music|work=[[The Independent]]|date=14 September 2012|author=Lyndsey Telford|access-date=14 December 2012}}</ref>

===Memorials, stamps and coins===
In 2005 a life-size bronze statue of Lynott by Dublin sculptor [[Paul Daly (sculptor)|Paul Daly]]<ref name=smith>{{cite journal |url=https://www.academia.edu/4042930 |title=Sculpting Irishness: a discussion of Dublin's commemorative statues of Oscar Wilde and Phil Lynott |first=Smith |last=Sarah|journal=Sculpture Journal|volume=21|year=2012|access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref> was unveiled on Harry Street, off [[Grafton Street]] in central Dublin. The ceremony was attended by Lynott's mother Philomena, who had worked with the Roisin Dubh Trust on the campaign for the statue, and by former band members Moore, Bell, Robertson, Downey, Gorham and [[Darren Wharton]], who performed live.<ref name="BBC2">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4167918.stm|title=Thin Lizzy's Lynott back in town|work=[[BBC News]] |date=20 August 2005|access-date=28 December 2007}}</ref>

On 3 October 2019 [[An Post]] released two commemorative stamps, with artwork by [[Jim Fitzpatrick (artist)|Jim Fitzpatrick]], one of the Black Rose album cover, and one a portrait of Lynott.  They were launched in the UK by Lynott's children and ex-wife.<ref name="IT_stamp_rel">{{Cite news |last=Hilliard |first=Mark |date=3 October 2019 |title=Thin Lizzy get stamp of approval for 50th anniversary |work=The [[Irish Times]] |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/consumer/thin-lizzy-get-stamp-of-approval-for-50th-anniversary-1.4039468}}</ref> On 27 November 2019, the [[Central Bank of Ireland]] issued 3,000 [https://thecoinhouse-auctions.eu/auctions/auction-25-1819122021/64/ €15] [[Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Ireland)|silver commemorative coins]] as part of the 'Modern Irish Musicians' series, commemorating the 70th anniversary of Lynott's birth in 1949.<ref>{{cite web |title=Collector Coins {{!}} Central Bank of Ireland |url=https://www.centralbank.ie/consumer-hub/collector-coins |website=Centralbank.ie |publisher=[[Central Bank of Ireland]]}}</ref> On 17 December 2020 a plaque was unveiled at his childhood home on Leighlin Road, Crumlin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/plaque-in-honour-of-philip-lynott-unveiled-at-his-family-home-at-leighlin-road-crumlin-22836605|title=Plaque in Honour of Philip Lynott Unveiled at His Family Home at Leighlin Road, Crumlin|first=The Hot Press|last=Newsdesk|website=Hotpress.com}}</ref>

In 2019 a plaque was put up at [[Sandwell Hospital]] where Lynott was born.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott remembered in Sandwell Hospital plaque |work=[[BBC News]] |date=23 August 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-49448147 }}</ref> A bronze [[Bust (sculpture)|portrait bust]] of Lynott was installed in his birth town of West Bromwich and unveiled on what would have been his 72nd birthday on 20 August 2021. It was designed by local artist Luke Perry and [[crowdfunding|crowdfunded]] by Thin Lizzy fans. However, it has been criticised for its lacking a likeness to Lynott.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/phil-lynott-statue-unveiled-in-late-thin-lizzy-frontmans-birthplace-3028314|title=Phil Lynott statue unveiled in late Thin Lizzy frontman's birthplace|magazine=NME|date=25 August 2021|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/phil-lynott-statue|title=A new statue of Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott has been unveiled in his hometown|magazine=Guitar World|date=26 August 2021|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref>

===Biographies and documentary===
A biography by Niall Stokes was released in 2015, entitled ''Philip Lynott: Still In Love With You''; a further biography, authorized by the Lynott family, ''Cowboy Song'', was released in 2016.<ref name="Bio_Guardian">{{Cite news |last=Hoskyns |first=Barney |date=9 March 2016 |title=Cowboy Song: The Authorised Biography of Philip Lynott review – Thin Lizzy's hedonistic, workaholic, troubled frontman |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/09/cowboy-song-the-authorised-biography-of-philip-lynott-review |access-date=26 September 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Other biographical accounts include ''Phil Lynott: The Rocker'' by Mark Putterford, ''Philip Lynott: Renegade of Thin Lizzy'' by Alan Byrne, and ''Tha Ballad of the Thin Mark: The Authorised Biography of Philip Lynott and Thin Lizzy'' by Stuart Bailie. Lynott's mother, Philomena, published ''My Boy: The Philip Lynott Story'', an autobiographical volume with much content on Phil, in 1995.

A documentary taking its name from Lynott's poetry collection, ''[[Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away]]'', featuring interviews with people who knew Lynott and worked with him, and some of his admirers such as U2's [[Adam Clayton]], was released in 2020.<ref name="Docu_Guardian">{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/29/phil-lynott-songs-for-while-im-away-review-thin-lizzy |title=Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away review – diverting glimpse of Thin Lizzy's poet star |first=Peter |last=Bradshaw |date=29 October 2020 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=28 October 2021}}</ref>

==Musical style and equipment==
[[File:Phil Lynott 1 by Chris Hakkens (cropped).jpg|thumb|Lynott's [[Fender Precision Bass]] with a mirror pickguard]]
Lynott purchased a Fender Jazz Bass from Brush Shiels when starting Thin Lizzy.{{sfn|Thomson|2016|p=61}} He used other basses early in the band's career, including a bi-amped [[Rickenbacker]] and an [[Ampeg]] [[Dan Armstrong]] lucite (see-thru) bass.<ref>{{cite book|title=Behind the Boards: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed|first=Jake|last=Brown|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|page=282|year=2012|isbn=978-1-480-32976-8}}</ref> His signature instrument was a black [[Fender Precision Bass]], furnished with a mirror pickguard used frequently on stage and in videos.{{sfn|Thomson|2016|p=136}} In the later part of Thin Lizzy's career onwards, he used an [[Ibanez]] Roadstar RS900.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.theguitarmagazine.com/private-collection/bass-odyssey/|title=Private Collection – Bass Odyssey|journal=The Guitar Magazine|date=21 July 2014|access-date=19 December 2017|archive-date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212152432/http://www.theguitarmagazine.com/private-collection/bass-odyssey/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

When playing bass Lynott always used an attacking style with a [[plectrum|pick]], favoring eighth notes or triplets. His bass lines could be heard in the foreground and on top of the beat, signalling a "pushed" chord played slightly before the first beat of the next bar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2015/05/01/bass-players-to-know-phil-lynott/|title=Bass players to know: Phil Lynott|publisher=No Treble|date=1 May 2015|access-date=20 December 2017}}</ref>

Lynott wrote the majority of Thin Lizzy's lyrics, often refining the words up until the last minute when vocals were ready to be recorded.{{sfn|Byrne|2006|p=168}} A variety of themes and characters were featured, drawing from the [[Celts (modern)|Celtic]] heritage of Irish history. Death was a common theme, such as "Soldier of Fortune", "Massacre", "Killer on the Loose" and "Angel of Death".{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=108}} Early material in particular drew on personal experiences and family around Dublin.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=53}} He began to include American themes into his lyrics, such as "Cowboy Song" and "Massacre", after Thin Lizzy began regularly touring the US.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=103}} Several songs feature the character "Johnny", which Lynott used as an [[alter ego]] for himself.{{sfn|Byrne|2006|p=44}} "The Boys are Back in Town" was written from the point of view of the band and the audience being in a gang together, which contributed to its success.{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=113}}

Lynott's singing style set him apart among hard rock musicians, with a seemingly casual sense of off-the-beat phrasing "closer to folk or jazz."{{sfn|Thomson|2016|p=2}}

==Discography==
{{See also|Thin Lizzy discography|Grand_Slam_(band)#Discography|label 2=Grand Slam discography}}

===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Title
!Type
!UK chart
!Irish chart
|-
|1980
|''[[Solo in Soho]]''
|Studio
|28{{sfn|Byrne|2006|p=161}}
|
|-
|1982
|''[[The Philip Lynott Album]]''
|Studio
|
|40<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/phil-lynott-the-philip-lynott-album/ |title=Phil Lynott – ''The Philip Lynott Album'' |access-date=12 April 2025 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref>
|-
|2001
|''[[Live in Sweden 1983]]''
|Live
|
|
|-
|2006
|''The Lost Recordings''
|EP
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nolifetilmetal.com/thinlizzy_cds.htm | title=No Life 'til Metal – CD Gallery – Thin Lizzy }}</ref>
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Yellow Pearl (album)|Yellow Pearl]]''
|Greatest hits
|
|
|}

===Albums with Thin Lizzy===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Date
!Title
!UK chart
|-
|1971
|''[[Thin Lizzy (album)|Thin Lizzy]]''
|
|-
|1972
|''[[Shades of a Blue Orphanage]]''
|
|-
|1973
|''[[Vagabonds of the Western World]]''
|
|-
|1974
|''[[Nightlife (Thin Lizzy album)|Nightlife]]''
|
|-
|1975
|''[[Fighting (Thin Lizzy album)|Fighting]]''
|60
|-
|1976
|''[[Jailbreak (album)|Jailbreak]]''
|10
|-
|1976
|''[[Johnny the Fox]]''
|11
|-
|1977
|''[[Bad Reputation (Thin Lizzy album)|Bad Reputation]]''
|4
|-
|1978
|''[[Live and Dangerous]]''
|2
|-
|1979
|''[[Black Rose: A Rock Legend]]''
|2
|-
|1980
|''[[Chinatown (Thin Lizzy album)|Chinatown]]''
|7
|-
|1981
|''[[Renegade (Thin Lizzy album)|Renegade]]''
|38
|-
|1983
|''[[Thunder and Lightning (album)|Thunder and Lightning]]''
|4
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Title
!Album
!UK chart
![[Kent Music Report|AUS chart]]<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=183}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1979
|"[[Parisienne Walkways]]" / <small>"Fanatical Fascists" ([[Gary Moore|Gary Moore &]] Phil Lynott)</small>''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Back on the Streets (Gary Moore album)|Back on the Streets]]''
|8{{sfn|Byrne|2006|p=122}}
| –
|-
|"Spanish Guitar" <small>(Gary Moore & Phil Lynott)</small>
|
| –
|-
| rowspan="2" |1980
|"Dear Miss Lonely Hearts"
| rowspan="3" |''[[Solo in Soho]]''
|32{{sfn|Brooks|2000|p=94}}
| –
|-
|"King's Call"
|35{{sfn|Bailie|1997|p=156}}
| 82
|-
|1981
|"[[Yellow Pearl (song)|Yellow Pearl]]" (''[[Top of the Pops]]'' theme)
|14{{sfn|Brooks|2000|p=105}}
| –
|-
| rowspan="2" |1982
|"Together"
| rowspan="2" |''[[The Philip Lynott Album]]''
|
| –
|-
|[[Old Town (song)|"Old Town"]]
|
| –
|-
| rowspan="2" |1985
|[[Out in the Fields (song)|"Out in the Fields"]] <small>/ "Military Man" / "[[Still in Love with You (Thin Lizzy song)|Still in Love with You]]" (Gary Moore & Phil Lynott)</small>
|''[[Run for Cover (Gary Moore album)|Run for Cover]]''
|5{{sfn|Putterford|1994|p=280}}
| 62
|-
|"Nineteen"
|Non-album single
|76{{sfn|Thomson|2016|p=336}}
| –
|}

===Collaborations===
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Title
!Projects
!Label
!Notes
|-
|1969
|''New Faces, Old Places/ Misdemeanour Dreams Felicity''
|[[Skid Row (Irish band)|Skid Row]]
|
|Single, appears on "New Faces, Old Places"
|-
|1973
|''A Tribute to Deep Purple''
|[[Funky Junction]]
|
|
|-
|1978
|''[[Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds]]''
|[[Jeff Wayne]]
|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
|As [[Parson]] Nathaniel
|-
|1978
|''[[Back on the Streets (Gary Moore album)|Back on the Streets]]''
|[[Gary Moore]]
|[[MCA Records|MCA]]
|Appears on "Back on the Streets", "Don't Believe a Word", "Fanatical Fascists", "[[Parisienne Walkways]]" and "Spanish Guitar"
|-
|1982
|"[[Please Don't Leave Me (John Sykes song)|Please Don't Leave Me]]"
|[[John Sykes]]
|[[MCA Records|MCA]]
|Single, features Thin Lizzy band members
|-
|1985
|''[[Run for Cover (Gary Moore album)|Run for Cover]]''
|[[Gary Moore]]
|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
|Appears on "Military Man", "[[Out in the Fields (song)|Out in the Fields]]" and "[[Still in Love with You (Thin Lizzy song)|Still in Love with You]]"
|}

===See also===
* [[Gary Moore]] and Friends: ''[[One Night in Dublin: A Tribute to Phil Lynott]]'' ([[Eagle Rock Entertainment]], 2006)

==See also==
* [[Black people in Ireland]]
* [[Bust of Phil Lynott]]
* [[List of people on the postage stamps of Ireland]]

==References==
===Footnotes===
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
{{Refbegin}}
* {{Cite book|last=Bailie|first=Stuart|title=The Ballad of the Thin Man: The Authorised Biography of Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy|publisher=Boxtree|year=1997|isbn=0-7522-0395-9}}
* {{Cite book|last=Brooks|first=Ken|title=Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy: Rockin' Vagabond|publisher=Agenda|year=2000|isbn=1-899882-21-9}}
* {{Cite book|last=Byrne|first=Alan|title=Thin Lizzy|publisher=SAF Publishing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o6kvltyHwX8C&q=Byrne,+Alan+Thin+Lizzy |year=2006|isbn=978-0-946-71981-5}}
* {{Cite book|last=Byrne|first=Alan|title=Philip Lynott: Renegade of Thin Lizzy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=khyzNAEACAAJ |publisher=Mentor Books|year=2012|isbn=978-1-906-62388-3}}
* {{Cite book|last=Putterford|first=Mark|title=Philip Lynott: The Rocker|publisher=Castle Communications|year=1994|isbn=1-898141-50-9}}
* {{Cite book|last=Thomson|first=Graeme|title=Cowboy Song: The Authorised Biography of Philip Lynott |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZfIqCgAAQBAJ&q=Thomson,+Graeme+(2016).+Cowboy+Song |publisher=Hachette UK|year=2016|isbn=978-1-472-12106-6}}
{{Refend}}

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* [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/phil-lynott-mn0000284546https://www.allmusic.com/artist/phil-lynott-mn0000284546 Phil Lynott] at allmusic.com

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