What a tragic loss to the music world when Phil died. The same goes for his fellow Irishman, Rory Gallagher. On the stage they both had tremendous energy and presence and both gentle, shy and softly spoken when not playing. Both missed so sorely.
They performed live together for a couple of songs at a festival at the Punchestown Racecourse in 1982 also with Paul Brady, another incredible Irish musician. Sadly there is no footage of it on UA-cam but there are some audio recordings of it.
I saw Thin Lizzy open for Queen in 1977 and Phil made Freddie look like a rookie front man. He was absolutely riveting and all these years later my opinion has never changed.
@@jg769 46 years and a few hundred concerts later, including every major band you can think of, that performance of Phil's stands out as the single most electrifying moment. It was a privilege and one of my life's luckiest moments.
Thank you for your thought on Irish people ... so nice of you💚.. and when i was in my youth days in school the first boy ever took notice of me was an Australian 38 years later i still think of this Australian boy that showed me so much interest 👫
Unfortunately and wrongly the RRHOF is based on record sales, it should be based on influence to the genre. It's all capitalism baby. RRHOF is ironically not in the least Rock and Roll, it's a party for music execs to have the egos massaged and to command the biggest names in rock and roll as their personal entertainment. All fans have their own list of top 100 bands in the world and each list there in is more important than the entire history of the RRHOF.
Phil Lynott - a very talented wise and modest man . He wrote and composed beautiful songs . With his beautiful , strong voice he was able to sing in a variety of musical styles . He loved his country , loved people but for some reason he was unhappy . Although he tried to hide it, there was sadness in his eyes , sadness in his voice . On stage , he was happy to see his fans . I love the voice of Philip . Philip is one of the best vocalists of all time . We miss you Phil 🎶🎸
I was 11 when he died, Anne and I have really great early memories of him on TV but never saw him live. We'll go build a Time Machine and fly back to Hammersmith around 1977. 😉
He was so talented, handsome, charismatic, would have become a worldwide legend and would've been in the rarhof if he didn't pass so early, he's such a dub and were so proud to call him one of our own 😀
He talked so soft and beautifully.. I just had to make a comment about that. Talent wise, so in your face and irreplaceable. There will will never be another Phil Lynott, all of my love🖤
Saw Phil perform with Gary Moore and Thin Lizzy in 1977 when they opened up for Queen in Vancouver...great concert...didn't realize back then how lucky I was to have been there...Phil, Gary and Freddy Mercury all gone now but their music lives on!
Nellie K. Adaba I think that he loved the fame , and took drugs because he thought that’s what Rock Stars did . He wanted to act like a Rocker through and through, but his body couldn’t cope with the lifestyle.
One of the truly great frontmen of all time. So so sad how it all ended for him. A lovely bloke who had so much to live for and so many great songs to write.
just saw yr comment. Phil/ Thin Lizzy were the most brilliant rock band that ever existed. Jesus I remember working at my first job and saved up to buy the jail break double album live. Fuck I wore it out. Emerald was I fuckin track. Still love it Over 40 yrs later. Up thin lizzy
There's something about him what make it easy to connect with his personality. His look is so easy to en eye, his voice sounds so familiar, the way he talk, think and create songs is so interesting. Man of maany contradictions. My favourite musician and one of the best Rockers ever. Rest in your heaven Phil.
When Phil died, we had a party in his honour. Strangely enough, subsequently we had many, many of these parties. They used to start something like this...... RIGHT! Phil Lynott memorial party..... NOW! Usually after preliminary drinks and were always spontaneous and very very reverent and good fun with all the right ingredients for a great time. Thanks Phil, we owe all these good times to you. 🍻⚡️
@@davidcochrane1993 No way davey is that the lyrics? I had a feelin when i was putting this up i might get corrected but i'm singing this since i was 14! Thanks for being a gent about it man.
RIP. Phil is one of my favorite artists because he is an original. The sad thing is I am getting older and he is no longer with us. I don’t think these ARTISTS realize how much their music really mean to the fans.
An old National Guard bud introduced me to Thin Lizzy, I only knew, " The Boys" from classic rock stations....I was floored by the singing and duel leads! This guy was incredible, and in more ways than obvious, reminds me of Hendrix so much. Jimi, Phil and Stevie....what a jam that would be!
My mum brought me up on Thin Lizzy fell in love with the music the boys are back in town, still in love with you, dear miss lonely hearts, Parisian walkways the lot favourite band from when I was a child and still is now no band no music hits me in the same way I just sit and just listen to the guitar riffs in Parisian walkways and still in love with you and I just can’t help but wanna play along to it no other music makes me wanna do that every time I listen to it no other music has stayed with me for so long Thin Lizzy and Phil introduced me to music and to me there’s no better music nothing that connects with me in the same way his music does I wish I could have been around when he was cause it would have been something to be able too see him live and to just see him as person like in these interviews such a nice, humble, funny and honest man thank you for introducing me to music phil
He showed how being a family man made him a better person and how fame doesn´t mean nothing in front of it. A message more relevant today than was ever before.
Look at the mad head of hair on him just like his good friend and also a fiercely proud Dublin man Luke Kelly and both sang whiskey in the jar brilliantly
This guy, although he was famous and inspired lots of bands, was very sad. It´s clear that his speaking translates sadness hidden deep in nis eyes and in the tone of his voice. What a figure! Greetings from from Brazil to Ireland!
What a lovely sincere pair ,,,the good old days when irelamd was the greatest and most unique nation on earth ,,,,I'm.glad I was alive too witness it , ,
Btw if he's black by 'societies standards' then those standards need to change. The majority of societies in the world view Mixed Race people as Mixed Race except people who have a 'one-drop rule' mentality, prodominently in the U.S, and before the one drop rule was introduced Biracial people in the United States were considered as Biracial before the Biracial category was removed from the census in about 1930. Under the one drop 'rule' someone only needed to have 1/32 African ancestry to be considered Black, which is nonsense. The one drop 'rule' was a socio-political invention, it's not a biological reality.
Whatever about today, it would have been interesting to see what Phil Lynott R.I.P. doing the late 80's and 90's music wise. Thin Lizzy were just as good as U2.
No ego with Phil, just a gentle softly spoken guy with amazing charisma
And a heroin addiction that left him feeling cold in a bathtub.
Couldn’t agree more buddy.. right on!
What ? We know about the heroin ,it doesn't define him . Be a decent person. @@randymillhouse791
Perfectly put ❤
What a tragic loss to the music world when Phil died. The same goes for his fellow Irishman, Rory Gallagher. On the stage they both had tremendous energy and presence and both gentle, shy and softly spoken when not playing. Both missed so sorely.
They performed live together for a couple of songs at a festival at the Punchestown Racecourse in 1982 also with Paul Brady, another incredible Irish musician. Sadly there is no footage of it on UA-cam but there are some audio recordings of it.
Gary Moore
I saw Thin Lizzy open for Queen in 1977 and Phil made Freddie look like a rookie front man. He was absolutely riveting and all these years later my opinion has never changed.
It's all about the bass...❤
What a legendary show that must have been!
I unfortunately lost my own bass player to the same demise just last Sunday, Easter.
@@lisapalmeno4488 😥
@@jg769 46 years and a few hundred concerts later, including every major band you can think of, that performance of Phil's stands out as the single most electrifying moment. It was a privilege and one of my life's luckiest moments.
Phil had the most beautiful smile.
I wish he was still around 😢
Wtf you talking about you fucking idiot are you 12 yrs old
@ILUZIONIST that is the most psychopathic out of nowhere comment I've ever seen.
He was beautiful
👍🏾
Rock music ain’t the same without him, man was a great musician, and a wonderful poet
What an absolute gent. Amazing vocalist too, his voice was like no one else. Lost way too soon.
His voice really make songs like They Boys are back in town just better if you get me.
I left school the year he died. 18 then. 53 now. Young man like him. Ridiculous he's gone so long so young. A real rock n roller. RIP.
As an Australian, something about the Irish, there is a honest humility and charm that is unique, this guy had it in spades
Thank you for your thought on Irish people ... so nice of you💚.. and when i was in my youth days in school the first boy ever took notice of me was an Australian
38 years later i still think of this Australian boy that showed me so much interest 👫
but that was in 1982, the modern irish celebrities are not so humble
thank you we are very melancholy we kinda live in the past alot and care for others .✌🌷💋
I thank you very gladly!
Ace of spades.
Phil wrote great songs and Thin Lizzy deserves to be in the RRHOF
Scott Cummins I agree 1000%! Induct this band! Vote daily until we get them what they deserve
Unfortunately and wrongly the RRHOF is based on record sales, it should be based on influence to the genre. It's all capitalism baby. RRHOF is ironically not in the least Rock and Roll, it's a party for music execs to have the egos massaged and to command the biggest names in rock and roll as their personal entertainment. All fans have their own list of top 100 bands in the world and each list there in is more important than the entire history of the RRHOF.
Fuck that. The hall of fame doesnt deserve lizzy
Yeah
All HOF's are missing true players. ie: Cheap Trick is in Hall. Joke.
RIP Phil Lynott (August 20, 1949 - January 4, 1986), age 36
You will be remembered as a legend
Phil Lynott - a very talented wise and modest man . He wrote and composed beautiful songs . With his beautiful , strong voice he was able to sing in a variety of musical styles . He loved his country , loved people but for some reason he was unhappy . Although he tried to hide it, there was sadness in his eyes , sadness in his voice . On stage , he was happy to see his fans . I love the voice of Philip . Philip is one of the best vocalists of all time . We miss you Phil 🎶🎸
agreed he could sing the phone book.
Depression is a terrible thing to live with
I agree with you so much. He had demons and so much inside him that was eating away at him. It overtook him. Breaks my heart really.
My favourite front man of all time. Coolness personified. So sad when he passed away so young.
The absent of his father may have contributed to his depression. He left us way too soon.
Remember bursting into tears as a young punter reading the news back in the day,- watching this you could see an old man cry again..
Good to know I wasn't the only one
He would be 72 this august. I was 15 back then when this was aired, and now i'm turning 55 this summer. Life sure does fly by.
He's still a big loss . So humble . Remarkable musician and singer .
He was so handsome and charming 🤧
He looks really nice in that silk Price suit, maybe borrowed from his friend Steve Strange
I ain't gay, but I agree with you on that one. (Not that anything wrong with being gay 😎)
I am completely in love with Phil Lynott, I wanted to go back in time to be able to hug this beautiful man 😍
I was 11 when he died, Anne and I have really great early memories of him on TV but never saw him live. We'll go build a Time Machine and fly back to Hammersmith around 1977. 😉
I just wish he'd lived longer. We were robbed of him.
Phil gave me a crate of Pepsi when I was 10 years old.
He looks spectacular in that white suit. Wow
I love his voice, so soft spoken and sweet. What a prince, miss this music icon.
Phil's voice is so relaxing. Sorely missed.
Our sweet Irish boy. He is so humbled and talented very handsome in that white suit
So down to earth, humble, witty and such a fun loving guy. Wish you were either us today, Phil. RIy
With
This guy was amazing. So much humility, charm, wisdom, charisma, it's no wonder he was so beloved even when he was still with us.
It's really a huge loss, so sad he's not there with us now.
One handsome bastard truly missed to this day and beyond
‘What has marriage done to you’
‘Uhhhh, being fateful to one women’
Fucking legend 😭
He was so talented, handsome, charismatic, would have become a worldwide legend and would've been in the rarhof if he didn't pass so early, he's such a dub and were so proud to call him one of our own 😀
You can’t help but smile, whenever Phil speaks...
Totally ! I just realized I've been smiling this whole time
Absolute Irish gentleman. Rest easy, Phil
He talked so soft and beautifully.. I just had to make a comment about that. Talent wise, so in your face and irreplaceable. There will will never be another Phil Lynott, all of my love🖤
What a lovely humble man such a tragic loss to the music world.
So well spoken. God what would he say if he was around today. Very honest. Pity he was sucked into drugs. RIP.
Saw Phil perform with Gary Moore and Thin Lizzy in 1977 when they opened up for Queen in Vancouver...great concert...didn't realize back then how lucky I was to have been there...Phil, Gary and Freddy Mercury all gone now but their music lives on!
Rest peacefully, Phil. 33 years ago today. Your music still rocks.
Love Phil. He was so innocent. God bless him. ♥
@@321ozzy I was wondering why he used drugs.
Nellie K. Adaba I think that he loved the fame , and took drugs because he thought that’s what Rock Stars did . He wanted to act like a Rocker through and through, but his body couldn’t cope with the lifestyle.
I think ur right
One of the truly great frontmen of all time. So so sad how it all ended for him. A lovely bloke who had so much to live for and so many great songs to write.
Gentleman and scholar. God bless Phil
One of the best Irish bands ever-: FACT
Idk any other irish bands
@@legostarwarsbattledroid5272 another band from Ireland is U2
THE best :)
@@legostarwarsbattledroid5272 Cranberries and many more
@@Paulo-qp2uv True
Can't believe this footage is almost 40 years old miss Philip every day
Same, Trevor. Not a day goes by where I don’t think of Phillo or his music. I visited his grave recently to pay my respects.
@@patrickkellyguitar8300 yes I was there last week to say hello to the main man and his mother
Phil has been gone a long time now, his life was way too short. His memory is still burning bright though which is testament to how great he was.
@@patrickkellyguitar8300 where is his grave?
@@nickmastrangelo1441 St Fintans graveyard, Sutton, North Dublin
What I wouldn’t give to have seen Phil perform with Lizzy. An absolute legend.
watching this as St Patrick's Day starts having listened to Róisín Dubh.. so sad.. such a gentle man .. what a poet and fighter
thanks for posting
just saw yr comment. Phil/ Thin Lizzy were the most brilliant rock band that ever existed. Jesus I remember working at my first job and saved up to buy the jail break double album live. Fuck I wore it out. Emerald was I fuckin track. Still love it Over 40 yrs later. Up thin lizzy
I could listen to his voice all day. Rip great guy.
Rip Phil… thank you for the songs on American radio that somehow never get old after 40 years. I sure miss the 70s and 80s. God bless
There's something about him what make it easy to connect with his personality. His look is so easy to en eye, his voice sounds so familiar, the way he talk, think and create songs is so interesting. Man of maany contradictions. My favourite musician and one of the best Rockers ever. Rest in your heaven Phil.
Well said.
This makes me cry. A hero.
RIP Phil i was so lucky to know him in the early days
Sad and tragic that he left us so early in life. Phil was a great singer and artist, he was one of my all-time favorites. GOD Bless Phil Lynott.
When Phil died, we had a party in his honour. Strangely enough, subsequently we had many, many of these parties. They used to start something like this...... RIGHT! Phil Lynott memorial party..... NOW! Usually after preliminary drinks and were always spontaneous and very very reverent and good fun with all the right ingredients for a great time. Thanks Phil, we owe all these good times to you. 🍻⚡️
A proud irishman 😊 and we were proud to have him
Beautiful man dear lord!
Happy 72nd birthday Phil! 💜🎊🎉🎁Remembering your legacy from now and many more years to come! “I sure miss you honey, now you’re not around”! 🌹❤️
i'd hate to get chocolate stains on those pants. nightmare.
He's already missed the last bus home. He should've been in by 10:00
@@MrDeadhead83 He'll have to say he stayed with friends.
@@MrDeadhead83
' Oh, but it's a habit worth forming, if the means justifies the ends' ; )
@@damotheman4196 ....if the means justifies the ends...mate RIP Phil
@@davidcochrane1993 No way davey is that the lyrics? I had a feelin when i was putting this up i might get corrected but i'm singing this since i was 14! Thanks for being a gent about it man.
RIP.
Phil is one of my favorite artists because he is an original.
The sad thing is I am getting older and he is no longer with us.
I don’t think these ARTISTS realize how much their music really mean to the fans.
An old National Guard bud introduced me to Thin Lizzy, I only knew, " The Boys" from classic rock stations....I was floored by the singing and duel leads! This guy was incredible, and in more ways than obvious, reminds me of Hendrix so much. Jimi, Phil and Stevie....what a jam that would be!
What a Gentleman, what a Musician, what a Poet - what an absolute tragedy. one of the very best to do it. RIP Philo
My mum brought me up on Thin Lizzy fell in love with the music the boys are back in town, still in love with you, dear miss lonely hearts, Parisian walkways the lot favourite band from when I was a child and still is now no band no music hits me in the same way I just sit and just listen to the guitar riffs in Parisian walkways and still in love with you and I just can’t help but wanna play along to it no other music makes me wanna do that every time I listen to it no other music has stayed with me for so long Thin Lizzy and Phil introduced me to music and to me there’s no better music nothing that connects with me in the same way his music does I wish I could have been around when he was cause it would have been something to be able too see him live and to just see him as person like in these interviews such a nice, humble, funny and honest man thank you for introducing me to music phil
Rest in Peace, great man. Thank you for the music and the passion.
Miss Phil so much. I love Thin Lizzy and miss that band so much.
Phil.... THE MAN !!! THE LEGEND !!!! One of the best front men EVER !!!!
Really enjoyed the documentary this evening. Phil you were amazing love. Wow an amazing fella....xx
When the rocking master Phil spoke, the people of this world took great notice
Phil Lynott, The king of rock n roll's Godson. The very best!
Such an eloquent speaker; very sad loss for his family
The best Irish rock band!
The cranberries just saying
Agreed!
You mean best rock band period!
@@jaqueslagerweij6882 nope cause in Ireland we don't say period. So best Irish rock band full stop!!!
@@davidharrington9470 Cranberries were a pop band
He showed how being a family man made him a better person and how fame doesn´t mean nothing in front of it. A message more relevant today than was ever before.
He was an elegant, lively and classy dude.
What a lovely man!!!! Such a shame he's gone!!! Rip
Love this interview. So honest And humble. What an amazing individual and GOAT.
Much missed but never forgotten
Such a beautiful man inside and out. True musical talent as well.
And that speaking voice too.
Phil Lynott was a cool guy
Look at the mad head of hair on him just like his good friend and also a fiercely proud Dublin man Luke Kelly and both sang whiskey in the jar brilliantly
He is so sweet. ❤ that smile, that voice....❤
Phil is the most Irish of the Irish❤
Love how Gay Byrne was taken aback by how epic Phil looked
THE LEGENDARY IRISHMAN #phillynott #thinlizzy RIP 🎤🎸🎶🎵
He might of been mixed heritage but he was 100% Dub...RIP Legend.
Ah there’s nothing like the Dub accent
Dublin accent is not only the Anto Deco accent.
@@MrYFlyer it’s either that or some poshy feck. Don’t like either
Dole merchant druggie accent
I wish Phil and Jimi never died, the brightest flames truly do extinguish the fastest.
God love that man... Ireland's Greatest Rock Star bar NONE. So sad he fell victim to such a horrible addiction
@ Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore to be fair!
He died from pnemonia
@@heavyduty96 Took the words out of my mouth. Rory & Gary 100%. Phil born in England too.
@@Joe_BM6 Phil was an irish man though.
@@heavyduty96 agreed. Was just stating that fact
This guy, although he was famous and inspired lots of bands, was very sad. It´s clear that his speaking translates sadness hidden deep in nis eyes and in the tone of his voice. What a figure! Greetings from from Brazil to Ireland!
What a lovely sincere pair ,,,the good old days when irelamd was the greatest and most unique nation on earth ,,,,I'm.glad I was alive too witness it , ,
What a lovely guy.
He is so so sweet.
Still miss him, what a talent
Rest in peace, two irish legends Phil Lynott and Gay Boy.
Thanks for your aurtograph just three months before Phil passed away I still have it to this day
Post it on the internet please, would love to see it. 😀
Fortunate enough to have seen Thin Lizzy open for Queen in 1978...GREAT concert!!
How life has changed. I seen Phil at the Embassy in Derry when I was about 15 .How lucky was I happy memories ☺
He makes Ireland sound so cool
It is cool!
Ya haven't a clue
@@philbradshaw7650 shup
@@urbanexpansion1357 shup ya spa
Coolest country on earth. It’s just a magical land
Maaaaad down to Earth
Phil was a bad ass ! Romeo and the lonely girl ! Best tune off the Jailbreak album
Phil and another hero of mine Stuart Adamson wrote great music especially about their emotions.
Bless the Irish!!!! I love .em!!!
Miss Phil so much. Such a rare unique man
I was shocked he was black lmao
@Rachel Ryan I'm aware its obvious
@Rachel Ryan btw. He looks black. Therefore he is black by societies standards
@@Militantreturns No. He looks Mixed Race because he is Mixed Race. Please stop going by that 'one drop rule' mentality, it's ignorant.
Btw if he's black by 'societies standards' then those standards need to change. The majority of societies in the world view Mixed Race people as Mixed Race except people who have a 'one-drop rule' mentality, prodominently in the U.S, and before the one drop rule was introduced Biracial people in the United States were considered as Biracial before the Biracial category was removed from the census in about 1930. Under the one drop 'rule' someone only needed to have 1/32 African ancestry to be considered Black, which is nonsense. The one drop 'rule' was a socio-political invention, it's not a biological reality.
Phil had the most beautiful Irish accent
He left too soon 😢 Lizzy were a great band 👍🏻 Phil was a great songwriter and vocalist . Still sadly missed ❤️🌹
Kids, this was a Rock God.
LOVE NEVER DIES
That is being a father one of a few fathers i can relate to .
He is my hero despite his failures which i can also relate to , no fear in failure.
🙏
Whatever about today, it would have been interesting to see what Phil Lynott R.I.P. doing the late 80's and 90's music wise. Thin Lizzy were just as good as U2.
Handsome man
What a lovely man he was. The good always seem to die young.
speaking of rock icons......
Just one irish legend there,