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'Stay away from drugs' warns Phil Lynott's mum
"LOVE Philip, but don't love his lifestyle," was the message proclaimed by Philomena Lynott, mother of the late musician and songwriter, Phil Lynott, in Newcastle West at the weekend.
Ms Lynott was in the town to unveil a wall of framed memorabilia dedicated to Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy at Seamus Clery's bar at South Quay.
Mr Cleary's
premises already has a
collection of artefacts celebrating
the life and art
of another famous musician,
Rory Gallagher.
"It is amazing how
many people still love
Philip," Ms Lynott told
the Limerick Leader.
"There is a bar in Cork
called Lizzy's, with photographs
and the like and
the same at Bodhran. The
same in England. In Los
Angeles there is even a
man who has turned his
garage into a shrine to
Philip."
She said that fans in
Toronto had spontaneously
raised the money
for the statue to Phil
Lynott which now stands
in the centre of Dublin.
Phil Lynott died of the
effects of drug abuse in
1986 at the age of just 36.
"Drugs are out there
killing all our young people,"
said Ms Lynott. "I
have devoted myself to
getting that message
across and I visit schools
to tell the young people
what happened to Philip."
Last Saturday night's
well-attended ceremony
at Clery's was facilitated
by Newcastle West musician
Jimmy "Chops",
with Eddie Guiry and
Anika Bloom.
"Phil Lynott has been
one of my idols all my
life," said proprietor, Seamus
Cleary. "I had always
wanted to do something
to celebrate the life of so
brilliant a musician and
songwriter. I am
immensely grateful that
Philomena, his mother,
found time to officially
unveil our display."
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