VAGABOND OF THE WESTERN WORLD

Phil Lynott, giving Rock the finger

Rock could do grit as well as glamour, as in this dynamic portrait of Thin Lizzy’s doomed singer/writer/bassist. “He was amazing – like Hendrix with longer legs,” writes the photographer. “Phil was very charming, especially around the girls. Not only musical chops; he had everything. Just didn’t get himself redeemed.

He got too far in.”