Those good ol' days

 

Phil Lynott had a guitar band while played bass.  I was once compared to Phil Lynott, but that wasn't my bag.  I found it easier to just play all the instruments myself.  So do a lot of people nowadays.  It's hard to get and keep a great band together, and I guess it just wasn't my personality to attract a band of comrades.  Thin Lizzy wasn't necessarily a band of brothers but they did seem to function as one despite the lineup changes, led by Phil's aggressive method to running his gang.  You can hear how tight and powerful Thin Lizzy was in this video, even though they were probably completely fucked up.  Phil didn't survive his aggressive approach.