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Paul Brannigan

"I think I just played the same song the whole night." Thin Lizzy legend Brian Robertson on his controversial time in Motorhead, and why Lemmy asked him to leave

Motorhead with Robbo.

While he is celebrated worldwide among rock fans for being a vital component of Thin Lizzy's classic line-up, Brian 'Robbo' Robertson's time in Motorhead proved to be more polarising.

The guitarist stayed with the band for just 18 months, and only played on one studio album, 1983's Another Perfect Day, but Lemmy later remembered the period "as the lowest point in our career".

In a new career-spanning interview in the new issue of Classic Rock magazine, Robertson admits that he was never a fan of the band, and was happy to be asked to leave when the time came.

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