O’Hagan, L. (2019) The Irish Rover: Phil Lynott and the search for identity. Popular Music and Society, 44 (1). pp. 26-48. ISSN 0300-7766
Abstract
Phil Lynott, the lead singer of the rock band Thin Lizzy, was a complex character. An illegitimate black child who grew up in a working-class, Catholic district of Dublin, Ireland in the 1950s, Lynott spent his life searching for a sense of belonging, something which he explored through rock and roll. This study uses Lynott’s song lyrics to investigate his quest for identity. In particular, it identifies the many recurring themes and archetypes in his music that offered multifaceted self-portraits of his internal conflict between being black, Irish, illegitimate, a rockstar, a Lothario, a son, a father, and a husband, all at the same time.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Popular Music and Society. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Phil Lynott; Thin Lizzy; identity; Ireland; rock music |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jan 2021 08:23 |
Last Modified: | 22 May 2024 15:59 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/20567790.2019.1653623 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:169724 |