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(Philip) Phil Lynott am 20. August 1951 als Sohn eine schwarzen brasilianischen Vaters und einer irischen Mutter von dieser in Birmingham, Warkshire, geboren, gründete 1970, mit 19 Jahren, als Bassmann und Sänger, THIN LIZZY, ging 1971 nach England, erster großer Hit: Whiskey In The Jar. Häufige Zusammenarbeit mit Gary Moore. "Eine irische Seele von Mensch, voller feuriger Träume, die sein Blut bei Sonnenuntergang zum Kochen bringen" Alkohol- und Drogenprobleme, sexuelle Eskapaden, Gruppenstreitigkeiten, Soloversuche. Am 4. Januar 1986 starb er in London an Herzversagen und Lungenentzündung nach einer Blutvergiftung. 'Black Rose' sums up everything that was great about Phil Lynott - his passion, his ripping imagination, his unending creative drive. At the same time, it brands him as a reckless dreamer, somebody prone to sentimental outpourings and wild, elusive ideas. The title track of Thin Lizzy's tenth album was an attempt to condense the entire Celtic spirit - the mythic figures, the history, the great writers, the musicians and hell-raisers - into a seven minute epic. ... ...there's still something heroic about that title track. Phil was trying to catch the breeze, to give voice to the very essence of his soul, to live up to his nation's finest. And if it wasn't a total success, that's due to the grand size of his ambitions and emotions. So it's absolutely fitting that his gravestone in St Fintan's cemetary, Co Dublin should bear a dedication to the grieving legend of Roisin Dubh, his one true love. Stuart Bailie, New Musical Express "charismatischer Performer". "Philip Lynot - The Rocker" Marc Putterford |