RIP John Sykes

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Saddened to hear this news..I saw him twice with Thin Lizzy on their farewell Thunder and Lighting tour in 1983 in UK in Liverpool and later that year when Lizzy headlined the Reading Rock Festival which was Lizzy's last ever UK performance before they called it a day...John and Phil Lynott really got on well together and had a lot of respect for each other. John loved his time with Lizzy...i'll be playing the Thunder and Lighting album and some Blue Murder tonight with a beer or two..RIP John.
 

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Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat...This clip with John in the band was taken from a late night UK TV show back in 1983...He had fire in those fingers...RIP John.
 

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From what I recall from reading in the book about Thin Lizzy first published back in the mid-1990s Whitesnake meaning David Coverdale wanted John very much back in the 80s and so he quit 'Lizzy' which wasn't a quick decision for him to come to because he always preferred being in Thin Lizzy and Phil Lynott was obviously p***ed off with him leaving the band but Phil wouldn't have stood in his way to quit 'Lizzy' but his leaving came at a time when Phil wasn't in the best of health and also losing a 'star' guitarist in John as well didn't help Phil's own situation.

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Saddened to hear this news..I saw him twice with Thin Lizzy on their farewell Thunder and Lighting tour in 1983 in UK in Liverpool and later that year when Lizzy headlined the Reading Rock Festival which was Lizzy's last ever UK performance before they called it a day...John and Phil Lynott really got on well together and had a lot of respect for each other. John loved his time with Lizzy...i'll be playing the Thunder and Lighting album and some Blue Murder tonight with a beer or two..RIP John.
Wow, that's awesome. Jealous. That Reading show is amazing.
 

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