And for the next 30 minutes, these people were getting an Irish lesson to the point where I finally had to say, “Come on, man, we’re over here trying to sell albums. If the journalists just made a tiny mistake about the size of Ireland or where Ireland was situated in the world or mispronounced an Irish capital he would just jump all over that. To give you an example, we would do interviews all over America and it always seemed to be me and him.
Scott Gorham: Well, he was extremely patriotic about Ireland. Rock Cellar: Phil was extremely proud of his Irish heritage, and it’s such a part of not only his character but his artistry.
How many secrets can be kept when you’re that close? I found that pretty cool, that they could take a lot of these stories in stride and actually, really be very proud of their father, which is a really cool thing.Īs far as revelations, no, like I say, he and I for 11 years traveled around the world, talked about everything, got everything together. They wanted to hear warts and all what their dad was like and what we got up to. They wanted to know stories, they didn’t want me to whitewash it in any way. I was in Ireland just recently, and I spent a lot of time with them talking about their father. They felt it was time that they actually spoke about him, which I had wanted them to do for quite a long time.Īnd they came out and they did it, and they come off great. But one of the great things to look out for on the documentary is his wife Caroline, and his two daughters, Sarah and Cathleen, who for some inexplicable reason decided this was the time that we are going to talk about their father. We were on the road so much and then in recording studios that we practically lived out of each other’s pockets. We were like great best friends and brothers all at the same time. Scott Gorham: Yeah, it’s more of the latter. If you get enough friends around him, just say, “Well, that doesn’t make any difference, man, because you’re just such a cool guy so forget about it.”Ī post shared by Thin Lizzy Cellar: While watching the documentary, were there revelations about him or insights into his character that resonated with you? Or did it just solidify your impressions and your relationship with him and his character? Okay, I’m a little on the lonely side here, but he had so many friends growing up in Ireland that the whole color thing just was not a factor, even though he saw nobody like himself at all for years and years. I think with some person, it might have affected them in a negative way, but I think with Phil, he grew up with the positive impact. In Ireland, there was, and I kept thinking, “how do you do that? How do you grow up in a place where you are the only one?” That’s got to affect your personality in some way, shape or form. I even noticed that myself on these early tours that we did with Thin Lizzy. And some of that is growing up in a country where you are literally the only colored face. What turned Phil Lynott into Phil Lynott. Scott Gorham: I think the main thrust of the story was how a guy like Phil Lynott grew up.
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