Episode 151 – Thin Lizzy vs the drugs

Brian and Murdock answer a listener letter that dives into the duel guitar soloing, drug-fueled brilliance, and lasting impact of Phil Lynnot and Thin Lizzy. This episode brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Louder Than Life America’s Biggest Rock Festival Louisville, KY September 21-24, 2023 Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky Exposition Center Foo Fighters, Green Day, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Pantera, Queens Of The Stone Age, Weezer, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Rancid, Turnstile & More General Admission And VIP Passes On Sale Now Starting At $10 Down Win Louder Than Life tickets by entering HERE! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rocknrollbedtimestories SHOW NOTES: Songs used in this episode: “The Boys are Back in Town” by Thin Lizzy Jacy’s thesis: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1659&context=honors-theses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jailbreak_(album) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Lynott https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/thin-lizzys-phil-lynott-wildman-7501874 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/phil-lynott-addiction-destroyed-irelands-forgotten-rock-genius/ https://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/music/thin-lizzy-midge-ure-lifts-6257341 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey_in_the_Jar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/thin-lizzy-members-on-the-band-s-rise-and-fall-heroin-was-the-worst-mistake-we-made-1.4397445 https://www.loudersound.com/news/phil-lynott-calmly-explaining-on-breakfast-tv-that-using-heroin-can-be-very-enjoyable-makes-for-heartbreaking-viewing https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/thin-lizzy-phil-lynott-death-story/ https://americansongwriter.com/producer-tony-visconti-opens-up-about-his-fears-surrounding-phil-lynotts-drug-use/ https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Phil+tried+to+bed+Paula+while+Bob+was+being+sick+in+the+bathroom%3B…-a0245843470 https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/phil-lynotts-most-controversial-moments-21358253 https://www.loudersound.com/news/phil-lynott-calmly-explaining-on-bre