Phil Lynott

Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was the front man of the band Thin Lizzy.

Lynott was born in Hallam Hospital in West Bromwich (then in Staffordshire), England,

Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was the front man of the band Thin Lizzy.

Lynott was born in Hallam Hospital in West Bromwich (then in Staffordshire), England, the son of a black South American father, named Parris, and an Irish Catholic mother, Philomena (aka Phyllis) Lynott, whose surname he took. His father left his mother just three weeks after he was born and returned to his native Brazil. Philip was brought up in Crumlin, Dublin by his grandmother, Sarah. His parents reportedly kept in touch for a number of years after his birth.