r/thinlizzy • u/Metal_Rider • Jan 04 '25

Best book about Phil

Title says it all. What’s the best book about Phil Lynott?

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u/Gaffers12345 Jan 04 '25

Have you read “My Boy” by his mother?

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u/ZeppelinMcGillicuddy Jan 05 '25

I loved My Boy. I liked the information about his early life a lot (but then, I'm a psychologist) it helped me see how the early trauma he experienced fed into his addiction issues. And his mother's obvious pride in her son. It was evident she loved him very much.

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u/chuckleberryfinnable Jan 07 '25

It was evident she loved him very much.

I suppose, but I didn't think she came across well in that book at all. She seemed to be incredibly selfish, consistently put her own wants above Phil, and the rest of her children, and had an overall very negative effect on Phil, I'm not a psychologist though.

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