Phil Lynott
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Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was born to a Brazilian father and an Irish mother, Philomena, in Birmingham, England and brought up in Ireland by his grandmother, Sarah. His father left the family shortly after his birth.
He formed the band Thin Lizzy around 1969 in Dublin. Lynott was the main songwriter for Thin Lizzy, as well as the bassist and lead singer. Lynott was half black, and was inspired by Jimi Hendrix as an example of how a black man could be successful fronting a hard rock band.
In 1978, he starred in Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, singing and speaking the role of The Parson.
In 1980, Phil Lynott went solo, and in the same year married Caroline, the daughter of British comedian, Leslie Crowther. When she gave birth to their baby daughter, named Sarah after his grandmother, Lynott's response was to write "Sarah", a song in praise of the child and the change in his lifestyle that had resulted. The song was a big hit, as was "Yellow Pearl" (1982), which became the theme to Top of the Pops. However, Lynott was not free of drugs, and eventually died from the after-effects of a heroin overdose, in Salisbury Infirmary.
A life-size bronze statue of Lynott was unveiled on Harry Street, off Grafton Street, Dublin at 6:40pm on 19 August, 2005. The ceremony was attended by former band members Gary Moore and Scott Gorham and by Lynott's mother, Philomena Lynott. The statue depicts Lynott leaning on a guitar with his collar upturned and his knecktie flapping in the wind.
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