Phil Lynott

Using dozens of interviews with family, friends and band members, Putterford gives a touching and sometimes shocking account of the life of the one and only black Irish rock legend.

The classic bestseller re-issed in a paperback edition.


This eye-opening biography traces Lynott's life from 1950s Dublin through to Thin Lizzy and his tragic death. Using dozens of frank interviews with family friends and band members, this is a touching and shocking account of the life of the Irish legend.


Mark Putterford's eye opening biography traces Lynott's visionary ambitions to fuse dance music and heavy rock as well as influences on the early careers of future stars like Bob Geldof, Midge Ure, Huey Lewis and Mark Knopfler.


Using dozens of frank interviews with family, friends and band members, Putterford gives us a touching and sometimes shocking account of the life of the one and only black Irish rock legend.


Includes full discography.

From the contents:
A Little Black Boy
Legend Of The Vagabonds
The Rise Of The Emerald
Pills, Powders & Portions
In The Realms Of The Black Rose
The Rock Star And The Man
Is This The End?
On Manoeuvres With Sergeant Rock
The Sun Goes Down
Are You Out There?