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“I don’t think we’re a band that will last forever. We could break up any time”: On the road with Thin Lizzy in America in the late 1970s

Thin Lizzy hit their stride between 1977 and 1979 – and journalist Harry Doherty had a front row seat for their American tours

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“I played it to him on an acoustic guitar and he went, ‘That sounds kinda French… let me write some lyrics’”: Gary Moore on how Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott helped shaped one of his most iconic guitar tracks

The two were regularly at loggerheads over personal and creative differences, but they did collaborate on Moore’s 1978 solo album Back on the Streets

Guitar World

"He'd cook you a breakfast like your mother, then go out trawling through the markets buying second-hand clothes": A tribute to Phil Lynott, by the guitarists who played alongside him

Phil Lynott's bandmates share their memories of their late, lamented, but inimitable frontman Philip Lynott

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‘It’s just a rich man’s playground now’: how St Ives became patient zero of British overtourism

The Cornish resort may be the picturebook seaside town but, through a desolate winter and a crowded summer, artists, fishers, visitors and locals reveal a community in danger of losing its soul

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Pick a Colour

She hasn’t really looked at me. She knows I am there and what I do

The Walrus

“I had no idea who Thin Lizzy was. I’d never seen a picture of these guys, never heard their music. But I was told they’d had a hit with Whiskey in the Jar…’” Scott Gorham on his Thin Lizzy audition – and the moment The Boys Are Back in Town “exploded”

Brian Robertson might have given Gorham the coldest of welcomes at his audition but the pair soon formed one of rock's most iconic guitar partnerships. Here, Gorham looks back on their chemistry and the Les Pauls behind his Lizzy sound

Guitar World

“We were on the right track at the start, but drugs and booze made us lose our way”: the explosive story of Wild Horses, the supergroup who had it all and threw it away

Featuring former members of Thin Lizzy and Rainbow, Wild Horses should have been huge – but chemicals, egos and bitterness got in the way

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“Thin Lizzy prepared me for Skynyrd. They said, ‘You need to learn these songs note for note.’ I said, ‘I wouldn’t dream of doing it any other way’”: Damon Johnson on having one of rock’s most enviable resumés – and why Eddie Van Halen gifted him a guitar

From touring with Van Halen, to finding his own niche as a blood-and-guts player with some of rock’s biggest names

Guitar World

Niall Horan And Lizzy: Effortlessly Cool In Black

Niall Horan and Lizzy's photo captures a stylish moment of friendship, showcasing their effortless cool and genuine bond in the entertainment industry.

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Riding The Waves Has Never Been So Inspiring – Meet Veerle Helsen And Her New Book ‘Surf & Art’

After bestselling travel guides ‘Surf & Stay’, Veerle Helsen is launching a new book that connected 23 artists from all around the world. The post Riding The Waves Has Never Been So Inspiring – Meet Veerle Helsen And Her New Book ‘Surf & Art’ first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Does guitar weight matter? Thin Lizzy icon and Les Paul fan Scott Gorham thinks it depends where you're playing

When it comes to pounds and ounces with guitars, opinions and perspectives can differ wildly

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"They're as good as anything anyone's ever written": My 10 favourite Thin Lizzy songs, by Brian Downey

Drummer Brian Downey, who co-founded Thin Lizzy with Phil Lynott, picks his 10 favourite Lizzy tracks

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Dave Canales’s Journey From Cowboy Boot Salesman to NFL Head Coach Candidate

How the longtime assistant under Pete Carroll went on to transform the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offense and earn a shot to interview for a top job.

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"I sat down on the stairs of my basement and just cried. It killed me that he wasn’t going to be there any more": The final struggle for the life of Phil Lynott

The final year of Phil Lynott's life saw him try to get his career back on track. Instead, it was 365 days of missed opportunities, lost passports and crazy deals

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A story of student loan forgiveness, 20 years in the making

More than 900,000 federal student loan borrowers are seeing their loans erased after being in repayment for two decades or more.

Woman & Home

Virgin River Season 5 Christmas Episodes Recap: Who is Mel's biological father and is Mel pregnant?

Here's a Virgin River Season 5 Christmas Episodes Recap as we delve into all of the small-town drama in our favourite Netflix show

Woman & Home

What happened to Mel's husband Mark in Virgin River? Everything you need to remember ahead of the season 5 Christmas episodes

Here's what happened to Mel's husband Mark in Virgin River, plus everything else you need to know ahead of watching the new episodes of season 5

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You be the judge: should my mum stop bringing her dates home?

Dina isn’t happy with her mother’s boyfriends being in the house. Noreen doesn’t want to be dictated to by her daughter. Who’s in the right?

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The Dictionary of Lost Words review – stage adaptation of bestseller finds power in the silences

Pip Williams’ 2020 novel was all about words – but on stage, it could do with a few less

Louder

Pat Travers: six songs you need to know

He's Pat Travers. He almost joined Thin Lizzy. He was loved by Dimebag Darrell. And if you don't know his music, these six songs are a good place to start

Louder

“Phil Lynott could sing you into bed”: Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie on his love of Thin Lizzy

Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie thinks Thin Lizzy are the creators of the best record ever made – but which one has he gone for?

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“Lizzy were a man down…”: Pat Travers on the time he nearly joined Thin Lizzy

In 1976, Thin Lizzy were in urgent need of a guitarist and Canadian guitarist Pat Travers says he was very nearly their man

The Guardian - UK

The pet I’ll never forget: Lizzy comforted me through cancer. She died five years ago - and I struggled to say goodbye

Our maine coon would wait for me in the front window, then sit by my side as I recovered from radiotherapy, my tears spilling out. I wasn’t ready to lose her

Daily Mirror

Taylor Swift lover sends urgent warning to fans after £200 ticket turns into 'nightmare'

One fan was not impressed with her view once the Taylor Swift show started and is urging others to think about exactly where they choose to sit or stand to see Taylor Swift live

MusicRadar

"Phil picked up my second guitar and went up to the microphone and just started singing all these silly songs" – Eric Bell on the unlikely success story of Thin Lizzy's version of Whisky In The Jar

"As the taxi driver's talking to me, I suddenly made a riff in my imagination"

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