Scott Gorham Talks About Late THIN LIZZY Legend Phil Lynott - "He Could Take More Drugs, Screw More Chicks, Stay Up More Days In A Row Than Anyone Else"

December 8, 2013, 10 years ago

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Legendary THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham spoke with Independent.ie recently about a number of topics including the late Phil Lynott who died of pneumonia and heart failure on January 4, 1986, at the age of 36.

"When I heard Phil Lynott had died I could not believe it," says the current BLACK STAR RIDERS guitarist. "I mean – this was Phil Lynott. He could take more drugs, screw more chicks, stay up more days in a row than anyone else. He was the guy. He'd had hepatitis and come through with flying colours. I learned he had a heart attack and was in a really bad way. Then he was gone. And I was thinking . . . 'man, what the hell just happened?'"

"To lose him was a total shock," adds Gorham. "Phil was not the wallflower kind of guy at all. He was incredibly charismatic – more than is realised today, I think. If you walked into a room with him, it was like you weren't there. People just didn't notice. All they saw was Phil."

Read more at Independent.ie.



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