THIN LIZZY Guitarist Damon Johnson Featured In New Audio Interview
January 24, 2012, 12 years ago
THIN LIZZY guitarist Damon Johnson is featured in a new interview with Jason Saulnier at MusicLegends.ca. Topics of discussion include touring with Thin Lizzy, his gear of choice, the unreleased Phil Lynott demo tapes that made the news, and BROTHER CANE. Check it out below:
As previously reported, according to The Guardian, a mysterious benefactor has emerged with hundreds of unreleased THIN LIZZY songs, stored in secret since the death of frontman Phil Lynott in 1986. Universal Music will release a selection of these recordings in June, working with the full co-operation of the band's surviving members.
"This is an absolutely stunning find," Steve Hammonds, project manager for the box set, told the Irish Independent. Featuring nearly 700 songs, "these are out-takes, unheard versions of Thin Lizzy hits and, most exciting of all, material that was recorded but never released at the time".It's been exactly 26 years since Lynott died, aged just 36, and almost 30 years since the original Thin Lizzy lineup split. As Lynott was dying, Hammonds explained, he entrusted 150 tapes to an unnamed third party, described as a "Thin Lizzy fan". "They held on to it for decades because they were waiting for the right people to come along," Hammonds said. "They really didn't trust anyone enough to release it properly."
Read more at The Guardian.
