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L-R: Brian Robertson, Scott Gorham performing live onstage
Scott Gorham recalls his nerve-racking Thin Lizzy audition – and his first impressions of Brian Robertson

By Janelle Borg Published

Back in 1974, Thin Lizzy were auditioning a second guitarist to accompany their newest recruit: the 18-year-old Les Paul-wielding Brian Robertson

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“The surgeon said I actually died on the operating table”: Thin Lizzy’s Scott Gorham recovering after suffering near-fatal health scare last year

By Matt Owen Published

The guitar hero developed sepsis following a kidney operation and is now taking some time out to recuperate. But he's itching to get his “buns” back out on tour

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(from left) Thin Lizzy's Brian Robertson, Phil Lynott, and Scott Gorham perform onstage
A guide to every guitarist who's played with Thin Lizzy

By Jenna Scaramanga Published

Thin Lizzy are tough enough for punks, heavy enough for metalheads, poetic enough for romantics – and their catchy riffs and licks have been played by some of the finest guitarists on earth

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John Sykes performs onstage with Whitesnake at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois on November 10, 1984
Tributes pour in for Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Tygers of Pan Tang guitarist John Sykes

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The hard rock guitar great passed away earlier this week after a battle with cancer

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Phil Lynott (left) and Scott Gorham perform at Colston Hall in Bristol, England on October 22, 1976
Scott Gorham's disastrous Thin Lizzy audition inspired a key tweak he makes to all of his Les Pauls

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Gorham wasn't unprepared for his tryout with the future rock legends – he just had a guitar that almost seemed to have a vendetta against him

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Phil Lynott and Eric Bell
Thin Lizzy to release first new record in over 40 years

By Phil Weller Published

The Acoustic Sessions will feature stripped back acoustic reimaginings of some of the band's biggest hits

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Scott Gorham on his Thin Lizzy audition – and the moment The Boys Are Back in Town “exploded”

By Henry Yates Published

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

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Photo of THIN LIZZY and Scott GORHAM, Scott Gorham performing on stage
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

By Matt Owen Published

The Thin Lizzy guitarist bought the vintage guitar while in Boston with the band, but ran into a few issues when trying to take it overseas

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Scott Gorham performs with Black Star Riders pat O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on February 26, 2023 in London, England
Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham on the small development that changed the amp game forever

By Janelle Borg Published

Scott Gorham reveals that, before this amp upgrade, he and fellow Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson played so loud that amp mics couldn't take it

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Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson brought twin-guitar leads to the masses – master their influential style

By Martin Cooper Published

Jailbreak your rock chops with a lesson in the playing of two guitarists who influenced every guitar duo that followed

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