All too often, the terms ‘legendary’ and ‘iconic’ are applied to artists and bands that don’t merit either description. But in the case of Thin Lizzy, both are appropriate. And yet, even at their commercial peak in the late 70s, there was a sense in which they were under-appreciated.
“We were always the support act,” their former guitarist Brian ‘Robbo’ Robertson says today with a chuckle. “Even when we were headlining, we were still considered the underdog, slightly outside the mainstream. I like being that way. Phil didn’t mind either, although he craved the big stardom bit.”
