<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Thin-lizzy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/thin-lizzy Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I wasn’t a fan. The only thing I knew was Ace Of Spades. I knew it was going to be rough... I couldn’t distinguish one track from another”: Why Thin Lizzy’s Brian Robertson knew his stint in Motörhead was doomed ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/brian-robertson-on-his-time-in-motorhead qXSpSLWBz6xZ2q3qBuEBN5 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Automatically you go into blues when you do that”: Big Country's golden guitar rule that steered them clear of the blues ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/big-countrys-golden-guitar-rule-that-steered-them-clear-of-blues JUrCKS6txDrkox83mVdANi Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:40:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Scott Gorham and Phil Lynott were taken aback that I wouldn’t party with them. I stayed in my room at the hotel. I got to the studio on time. I was trying to make a point”: Brian Robertson knows what Thin Lizzy lost when he left ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/brian-robertson-thin-lizzy YV8VDjsPoM8k7nNd6f8yEj Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:29:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He had definite ideas about how he wanted to do certain songs. I’m similar, so we clashed”: Brian Robertson sets the record straight on his Thin Lizzy exit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-brian-robertson-left-thin-lizzy fhsAyiXTtP3cnWAyvPGV Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:03:01 +0000 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:10:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Eric Bell, Richard Fortus, and a 45-piece orchestra star at Phil Lynott tribute show in Dublin ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/all-star-phil-lynott-tribute-show-dublin-2026 UyzvHD7suBB3hT6ydAk8qL Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:20:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘Have you heard Metallica’s version of Whiskey in the Jar?’ I said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘What planet are you living on?’” Thin Lizzy’s Eric Bell on reinventing an old Irish standard as a rock track and performing it with the “cartoon” Metallica ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-bell-on-thin-lizzy-whiskey-in-the-jar DugirkKCgTyCmptTsocFt8 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:35:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The origins of its nickname remain obscure, but, thankfully, the rest of its particulars were easier to pin down”: You know Greeny, now it’s time to meet Stripe – Gary Moore’s other go-to ’59 Les Paul, and a guitar of incalculable vibe ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gary-moore-stripe-up-close PU8pFeA6zMAoT6qQUmTnr Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:21:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Initially, Gary was very frosty. I said, ‘On this track, you used the “Greeny” Les Paul, didn’t you?’ And his eyes lit up”: Inside the final Gary Moore gear auction – from the amps behind his sound to the red Strat that unleashed his blues power ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gary-moore-the-final-encore-auction HeXLVHtoMmDwobrUJ6HByX Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:32:51 +0000 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:51:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was going everywhere – on the toilet, the bath, the taxi, and walking down the street – going, ‘What do I hear coming in there after those chords?’” How Eric Bell wrote one of Thin Lizzy’s most iconic guitar solos ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-eric-bell-wrote-thin-lizzy-whiskey-in-the-jar Fcrz83PrUsBXHq3XXtpEpb Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:51:31 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:50:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He used to call himself the worst bass player in the business, but he knew that wasn’t true”: The life (and tragically early death) of Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy’s legendary bass-playing frontman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/the-life-of-phil-lynott-thin-lizzy-frontman gFF9tZyfqpNmxSP4LpWhwR Sat, 20 Sep 2025 10:10:00 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:03:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “His voice was staggering, but the bass playing had to be on a par with someone like Jack Bruce. And Phil wasn’t there yet”: How Phil Lynott narrowly missed the chance to form a supergroup alongside Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/phil-lynott-ritchie-blackmore-baby-face utDHYzLkJfEwL2gwzy6ZWP Sun, 24 Aug 2025 09:28:00 +0000 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:36:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the life, music and legacy of one of Ireland’s most iconic musicians”: Members of Thin Lizzy and Guns N' Roses set to celebrate Phil Lynott's life and legacy at upcoming Dublin show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/thin-lizzy-and-guns-n-roses-members-set-to-celebrate-phil-lynotts-life-and-legacy-at-upcoming-dublin-show rXvot3NSFM9zapHuVfg2MV Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:41:21 +0000 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:51:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m waiting for the right player. I don’t want to break the chain of great guitarists coming through”: Scott Gorham on the future of Thin Lizzy – and how the late John Sykes gave them some thunder when they needed it most ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/scott-gorham-on-future-of-thin-lizzy-remembering-the-late-john-sykes GkCpmNzcqvjFvNeQBtrmEh Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:23:54 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:18:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You gotta quit at the right moment, and Gary did the worst thing any band member can do. I was angry, man”: Scott Gorham on how his guitar partnership with Gary Moore came to a dramatic end – and building bridges with the late guitar hero decades later ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/thin-lizzy-scott-gorham-on-gary-moore JuJmGAVArj82m6TVTeQFrS Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:08:35 +0000 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:58:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Idon’t even think he had a pick. He just heard the tracks once and was ready to go”: Ricky Warwick on welcoming Lita Ford, Charlie Starr and Billy Duffy to vintage guitar nirvana for his new solo album – and the magic of seventh chords ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ricky-warwick-blood-ties HaxC9ZzkvUKBeVXAB44iT6 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:40:01 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:11:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Robbo had grown a beard. Phil says, ‘I’m the only one with facial hair, man – you gotta shave that thing off’”: Scott Gorham on his partnership with Brian Robertson – a golden era for Thin Lizzy even if they nearly split up over facial hair ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/thin-lizzy-scott-gorham-on-his-partnership-with-brian-robertson 4GHpVfva6VQrJV4PoLExwK Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:38:09 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wanted to say, ‘There’s nobody out there. We gotta walk away from this.’ But I couldn’t. He was a great player”: The guitarist who saved Thin Lizzy – and made their last album hit like a “sledgehammer” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/scott-gorham-on-john-sykes ww47pg76xN4jHoZhb7rzkV Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:05:18 +0000 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:34:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were all ready to become millionaires after a couple of years... He was great at that age. I couldn’t believe it”: How Gary Moore came to join Skid Row at just 15 years old – and why the guitar legend left ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-gary-moore-left-skid-row-and-decided-to-go-solo HxLJ5DuafUuq8tycGqxWjK Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:40:40 +0000 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:16:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He started playing rhythm stuff and asked me to play lead. I said, ‘Pete, it’s your album’”: How Snowy White ended up working with Peter Green on In the Skies – the comeback album that lifted the blues rock legend out of obscurity ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/snowy-white-on-working-with-peter-green ZDWSNmmCvjy8Yo9GNadvQ4 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:16:40 +0000 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:12:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That’s one of the first things Phil said to me, ‘You’re in, but we gotta change that guitar’”: Scott Gorham may have passed his Thin Lizzy audition – but his budget Les Paul copy certainly didn’t ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/scott-gorham-on-joining-thin-lizzy-and-buying-a-sunburst-les-paul PfhjmzBcAwfWBugtMhoAKi Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:03:28 +0000 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:01:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I only asked them to play on my album because the record company thought a few well-known names would be a good selling point”: Snowy White tells the story of his 1994 collaboration with Gary Moore and David Gilmour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/snowy-white-on-highway-to-the-sun QEX4zW5dBHwTda6pa6LDeQ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:27:04 +0000 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:12:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m waiting for the right calibre of player. I can’t just pick somebody off the line”: Scott Gorham doesn’t rule out a future for Thin Lizzy – but he’s biding his time to find the perfect guitar foil ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/scott-gorham-doesnt-rule-out-a-future-for-thin-lizzy-but-hes-biding-his-time-to-find-the-perfect-guitar-foil 8xGNEXV8PLPHB96r2Xi2JT Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:08:28 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:39:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Noel said, ‘What’s that tone?’ He started fiddling with the controls on the amp, and I thought, ‘Will I tell him to stuff his band now, or will I stick around?’”: Eric Bell recalls his very first rehearsal with Noel Redding – who hated his guitar sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-bell-recalls-his-very-first-rehearsal-with-noel-redding-who-hated-his-guitars-sound Kevy9wVtBJCu5e5TiRbxbA Fri, 30 May 2025 11:57:25 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:36:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had 30 days left on my visa or they’re gonna throw me out of the country. I didn’t know they’d already auditioned 24 guitarists”: Scott Gorham recalls his nerve-racking Thin Lizzy audition – and his first impressions of Brian Robertson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/scott-gorham-recalls-his-nerve-racking-thin-lizzy-audition-and-his-first-impressions-of-brian-robertson jJnVLTTwN9oSfBbVG7yfhY Fri, 30 May 2025 09:02:06 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:33:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The surgeon said I actually died on the operating table”: Thin Lizzy’s Scott Gorham recovering after suffering near-fatal health scare last year ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/scott-gorham-recovering-from-health-scare-2025 dnfDrFV5dvwAGY6qrqchTB Fri, 23 May 2025 11:01:39 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:55:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A little thunder and lightning”: Slash dons a Gibson SG as Guns N’ Roses pay tribute to John Sykes with rampant cover of a Thin Lizzy classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/guns-n-roses-cover-thin-lizzy-in-japan VePNzUr73ZVy9MbWJypQoK Thu, 08 May 2025 09:30:02 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:21:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was in a frenzy about it being trapped and burnt up. I knew I'd never be able to replace it”: After being pulled from the wreckage of a car crash, John Sykes ran back to his burning vehicle to save his beloved '76 Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-sykes-car-crash-1976-les-paul dCc7iuUPSomGX8FqweBwzE Sat, 12 Apr 2025 08:18:00 +0000 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:30:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was never any half-measures with Gary. If he didn’t like something he’d soon tell you to f**k off”: In July 1979, Gary Moore stormed off stage and officially left Thin Lizzy – now, guitarist Eric Bell reveals the real reason why ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-bell-reveals-the-reason-why-gary-moore-left-thin-lizzy DwXWc6AFy4JKEnMni5Sc3G Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:35:50 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:59:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Phil Lynott said, ‘Gary Moore is out the band. Could you come over tomorrow?’ My initial reaction was, ’I’m not the guy you should be asking’”: When Midge Ure joined Thin Lizzy on a make-or-break US tour, he had just one day’s notice and no rehearsals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/midge-ure-thin-lizzy-band-aid uRgG9qy3vykkTZ7WSBbPxb Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:43:23 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:31:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Boys Are Back in Town is at least as memorable for its guitar breaks as for its chorus”: Thin Lizzy inspired Metallica, Iron Maiden, and the Cure, practically invented twin lead guitar, and have had 15 guitarists. Here’s your guide to all of them ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/a-guide-to-the-guitarists-of-thin-lizzy h4rT8ezkp9dep5vG4SKrve Sat, 01 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:31:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They just asked me if I wanted to join – they hadn’t asked if I actually play”: Thin Lizzy guitarist and Live Aid mastermind Midge Ure was asked to join the Sex Pistols – but he didn’t think twice about turning them down ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/midge-ure-on-turning-down-the-sex-pistols WhoziJerXNKg3anrV5Q8qC Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:11:20 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:20:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was completely blown away... He’d only just joined the band! He was the same age as me but he totally left me choking in his dust”: Remembering John Sykes, the powerhouse rock journeyman who breathed new life into Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-sykes-tribute 5FXmTFovZVYRPLNVSy8uv9 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:03:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “His work with Tygers of Pan Tang was by far my favorite of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal”: Tributes pour in for Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Tygers of Pan Tang guitarist John Sykes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-sykes-tributes ftf5F3rxpjbBvEEzfC3QTG Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:54:01 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:29:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gary was one of the greatest ever guitarists and deserves to be honored in his home city”: Plans are in place for a Gary Moore statue to be erected in Belfast ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/plans-are-in-place-for-a-gary-moore-statue-to-be-erected-in-belfast N2ZgEWQJsxRPzHWqHDTa2Q Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:09:34 +0000 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:42:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I knew in my heart there was no way I would say no, but I had butterflies. It would be the first time I ever did something outside of Aerosmith”: That time Tom Hamilton ended up playing bass for Thin Lizzy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-tom-hamilton-joined-thin-lizzy 6iQ74ZRqf5tdrJQpPeJPMS Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:19:13 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:25:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think my father would have loved this song”: Gary Moore's son pays homage Thin Lizzy's dual guitar sound on his debut solo single ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jack-moore-debut-solo-single Lbw38JhYMJCcFwRyvDYpCo Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:04:06 +0000 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:23:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Phil and I were both on our knees trying to find this screw”: Scott Gorham's bootleg Les Paul fell apart during his disastrous Thin Lizzy audition, but his struggles inspired a key tweak he now makes to all of his Les Pauls ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/scott-gorham-les-paul-tweak-thin-lizzy-audition xijQXVyxteAva6ZGDLoWcB Wed, 04 Dec 2024 17:31:10 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:22:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’ve made something really unique and special”: Thin Lizzy to release first new record in over 40 years – featuring brand new guitar parts from founding member Eric Bell and unheard Phil Lynott vocals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/thin-lizzy-acoustic-sessions-album dTSbTCo9yZuRo5LTZiCfUn Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:24:46 +0000 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:38:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The first night I was in London, I met Gary Moore. Scott Gorham said, ‘We’re going down to this pub. It’s a jam night.’ When I saw him play I was knocked out”: Pat Travers on Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore –and what guitarists got wrong about Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/pat-travers-on-70s-gary-moore-evh-and-thin-lizzy nqUocCdvXrqSjRe6kBTkdM Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:49:30 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:18:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gary-moore-on-writing-parisienne-walkways-with-phil-lynott WsdvyryemsiRMXBydANT84 Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:24:34 +0000 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:05:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/scott-gorham-on-the-early-days-of-thin-lizzy syrQuDiqCFcSR8ngbDTXN6 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:10:50 +0000 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:10:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He went straight for that Les Paul. He closes the lid and goes, ‘That’s my guitar now’”: Scott Gorham nearly lost his 'Holy Grail' 1957 Gibson Les Paul to a customs officer just after he bought it – and he had to go to court to get it back ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/scott-gorham-les-paul-customs-court gniKVX7xpAJJoYyyHAuouK Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:56:18 +0000 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:44:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/damon-johnson-skynyrd-thin-lizzy-van-halen-guitar PxCWtu4fJLDDxrmCc5H3oi Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:36:18 +0000 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:02:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played note-for-note. Those albums are the soundtrack to people's lives. I wanted to hear them how it was supposed to be”: Damon Johnson on how he came to play with Thin Lizzy and Lynyrd Skynyrd – and his identical approach for both gigs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/damon-johnson-thin-lizzy-lynyrd-skynyrd twxQmm8RcRUbYEnJHgJTmQ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:41:56 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:19:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were playing so loudly, you could see that we were tiring people out”: Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham on the development that changed the amp game forever ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/thin-lizzy-scott-gorham-marshall-amps-master-volume k3vyV7EoqktaJMFizsz4EX Tue, 28 May 2024 13:41:55 +0000 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:33:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People always want to go to extremes. And if you go to the edge, you must be prepared to fall off”: Phil Lynott’s 5 best basslines with Thin Lizzy and beyond ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/phil-lynotts-best-basslines PQbBUCbxqzGZDvzCie32dY Mon, 27 May 2024 15:14:52 +0000 Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:14:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think Metallica thought that I knew who they were. I didn’t. They thought I was in awe of them – not true… it wasn’t enjoyable”: Whiskey in the Jar was the hardest song Thin Lizzy’s Eric Bell ever tackled, and he didn't enjoy playing it with Metallica ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/eric-bell-thin-lizzy-metallica aPwQwFL37BLgtZABgV797Y Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:28:01 +0000 Fri, 31 May 2024 15:20:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The boys are back in town, baby”: Watch Polyphia pay tribute to Thin Lizzy – and their home state – during sublime pro-shot Texas performance ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/polyphia-boys-are-back-in-town-texas-show qnwPmbDbpXVUgq7HkdUZXM Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:56:38 +0000 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:27:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson brought twin-guitar leads to the masses – master their influential style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/thin-lizzy-rock-guitar-scott-gorham-brian-robertson iLvZZkNTmSULyiP3TEsHof Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:46:00 +0000 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 15:29:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scott Gorham leaves Black Star Riders to focus on Thin Lizzy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/scott-gorham-quits-black-star-riders g6FGPZBiqf93wQFhucQrek Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:46:54 +0000