“He had definite ideas about how he wanted to do certain songs. I’m similar, so we clashed”: Brian Robertson sets the record straight on his Thin Lizzy exit

WEMBLEY EMPIRE POOL Photo of Scott GORHAM and Brian ROBERTSON and THIN LIZZY, Brian Robertson & Scott Gorham performing live onstage, playing Gibson Les Paul guitars.

Brian Robertson has opened up on his Thin Lizzy departure, setting the record straight on why he really left the band.

Robertson, who joined the band with Scott Gorham in 1974, became one of Thin Lizzy’s foundational electric guitar players, helping to co-pioneer the twin Les Paul attack and two-part guitar harmonies that became such a cornerstone of the Irish rockers' style and sound.