Thin Lizzy’s Scott Gorham is between rock and a hard place

Scott Gorham and his bandmates felt uncomfortable releasing new music as Thin Lizzy, so they’ve taken to the road under the Black Star Riders moniker, writes Ed Power.

SCOTT GORHAM is a gruff old rocker of the sort they truly don’t make any more. His frizzy, shoulder-length curls are sported without irony, as are the indoor mirror-shades and studded leather jacket. But one subject splinters his hard-boiled exterior: the death of his friend and Thin Lizzy bandmate, Phil Lynott. Three decades on, Gorham still struggles with the loss.

“Phil would have turned 65 last year,” the guitarist sighs. “I try not to think about it. Everyone misses Phil. Everyone wishes he was here. We keep soldering on as best we can.”