Brian Robertson

At 68 years old, Brian Robertson has this physical status:

Brian David Robertson (born 12 February 1956) is a Scottish rock guitarist best known as a member of Thin Lizzy and Motörhead.

Early life

Robertson was born in Clarkston, Renfrewshire (now part of East Renfrewshire), where he was educated, attended Eastwood High School in Newton Mearns, and became a guitarist. He studied cello and classical piano for eight years before deciding on the guitar and drums. He performed in gigs around his hometown area with bands like Dream Police, who later became the Average White Band.

Personal life

Robertson has one son with Karen Rix. They were first introduced by Tommy Crossin of Rix's leadership team, who also worked for Lemmy and Motörhead, in 1985, and then began dating. They lived at The Barbican together. Logan Robertson was born in London on April 4, 1991. When Robertson is not on tour or recording in Scandinavia, where he spends a majority of his working hours, he lives in Essex, England.

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Career

Thin Lizzy was auditioning for two new guitarists in June 1974, and Robertson's try-out was planned. Robertson, 18, was taken on by Scott Gorham on the other lead guitar when they were introduced. To distinguish drummer Brian Downey, he was given the nickname "Robbo" by Phil Lynott. Both lead guitarists contributed to a significant piece of Thin Lizzy's signature sound, which critics also referred to as their "twin guitar assault." Robertson appeared on five studio albums (1996), Jailbreak (1975), Johnny the Fox (1976), Live and Dangerous (1978).

Although frontman, bassist/lead vocalist Phil Lynott was the primary songwriter for Thin Lizzy's songs, Robertson played a substantial amount of songwriting for the band, often playing with Lynott and the band. The only records on his compilation were Nightlife and Bad Reputation, and he appeared only on selected tracks from the latter album.

The unusual twin harmony lead guitar sound, sparked by Robertson and Gorham, contributed a lot to the band's distinctive sound and inspired subsequent bands such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, The Darkness, and Velvet Revolver. Robertson's pioneering, unusual use of the wah-wah pedal as an extension of the instrument during soloing rather than as a purely rhythmic effect.

Since the introduction of the hit single "The Boys Are Back to Town" and the accompanying Jailbreak LP, Robertson struggled to cope with Lizzy's newfound fame. He began heavily drinking towards the end of 1976. In December 1976, a second tour of the United States was scheduled, but it had to be postponed when Brian Robertson sustained a hand injury while trying to shield fellow Glaswegian singer and friend Frankie Miller in a fracas at the Speakeasy Club in London. Onstage with the reggae band Gonzalez, but Miller had been inebriated, offending Gonzalez guitarist Gordon Hunte. Hunte assaulted Miller with a bottle in the dressing room, and Robertson stepped in, suffering artery and nerve damage to his hand. 121 : 121 Robertson broke Hunte's leg, cracked the collarbone of another man, and headbutted another before being struck in the chest with a bottle, rendering him unconscious.

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Robertson maintains he was not inebriated and had only attended for a meal, contrary to reports at the time. 128 years ago, Lynott was furious and replaced Robertson with Gary Moore for another tour of the country, this time supporting King George.

When Robertson recovered from his injury, Lizzy moved to Toronto in May 1977 to record the Bad Reputation album with American producer Tony Visconti, with Gorham ostensibly taking all of the guitar parts. However, Lynott allowed Robertson to return to the band as a guest in Toronto on June at Gorham's insistence. Gorham had left "Opium Trail" and "Killer Without a Cause" without solos so Robertson could participate; the two artists also performed lead on one song, "That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart." Robertson was fully recovered for the remainder of 1977 and 1978, the majority of the tapes for the band's well-known double LP Live and Dangerous were released. Robertson left the band for good in July 1978, owing to his drink habits that had fallen out of control once more, as well as irreconcilable inconsistable differences with Lynott, and Gary Moore was brought to the band's service once more.

While recovering from his injury, Robertson formed Wild Horses alongside another Scottish, Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain in 1977. He rejoined Thin Lizzy in 1978 after his last appearance. The band split up after releasing two albums, Wild Horses (1980) and Stand Your Ground (1981), which saw only partial success in the United Kingdom.

Robertson appeared on Eric Burdon's album Darkness Darkness in 1980. In 1983, Robertson appeared on one of Thin Lizzy's last tour with other former guitarists. He appeared on the album "Life" and "The Rocker" and "Emerald." He produced a cover of "Still in Love with You" in 1986 as a tribute to Phil Lynott, who appeared alongside Bobby Tench.

In May 1982, Robertson replaced "Fast" Eddie Clarke as Motörhead's lead guitarist. He performed the band's 1983 King Biscuit Flower Hour sessions and Another Perfect Day, his only studio album with the band. Classic Rock said, "It felt completely hazy." "It's only came about because I was helping out some of my family members, and they asked me to join officially, but I'm not fucking rewriting the Ace of Spades," I said. On November 11, 1983, he appeared at the Metropol in Berlin for his last appearance with Motörhead. His opposition to playing "classic" Motörhead songs, as well as a playing style and a fashion sense (he often wore a headband and leg warmers) that did not mesh well with Motörhead's vivacious music and look, resulted in his departure.

Robertson, who had left Motörhead, joined Gary Barden's band Statetrooper and remained until they disbanded. Robertson appeared with Skyclad at the Dynamo Open Air Festival in Eindhoven, Netherlands, in 1992. In 2004, he made a guest appearance at the Oxegen festival in Ireland, playing guitar on their version of Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back in Town."

In a lineup fronted by Gary Moore, he was reunited with Lizzy bandmates in August 2005 for a tribute show in honor of Phil Lynott. Jonathan Noyce, Robertson, and Moore appeared with Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Eric Bell, and Jethro Tull bassist Jonathan Noyce. On the DVD One Night in Dublin, a Tribute to Phil Lynott was included in this concert and an extended interview with Robertson.

Robertson returned to the studio in February 2008 to work on new content. He has also appeared on The Bitter Twins' debut album Global Panic!, which was released in 2009.

Diamonds and Dirt, Ian Haugland of Europe, starring Leif Sundin from MSG and Liny Wood, was recorded in Stockholm over a two-year period. It was produced by Robertson, Soren Lindberg, and Chris Laney. The album features thirteen songs by Robertson and others, including Phil Lynott, Frankie Miller, and Jim White. In March 2011, Steamhammer Records in Europe announced it.

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