“They say time heals all wounds, but not completely. Even 40 years later, I often find myself thinking about him”: The electrifying life and dark times of iconic Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, by one of the people who knew him best

Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott and Scott Gorham performing onstage in the 1970s.

January 2026 marked 40 years since the death of iconic Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott. To mark the occasion, Classic Rock spoke to some of the great man’s closest friends and bandmates. Here, Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham looks back on one of rock’s great musical partnerships and the friendship at the heart of it.