Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott died on Jan. 4, 1986, a few days after collapsing during a drink and drug binge at his home.

But the song actually is believed to be a referential tribute to a ragamuffin bunch of criminals based in Manchester called the Quality Street Gang.

Jimmy 'The Weed' Donnelly is nearly 80-years-old and fears he may not have long left. Despite standing just 5ft 4in tall, the infamous Quality Street Gang member has never walked away from a fight ...

So the night-time drinking sessions began to attract footballers – it was a home from home for George Best – and the group of criminals dubbed the Quality Street Gang.

Lynott had always been drawn to the image of the outlaw. He recalled the Quality Street Gang, a Sixties Manchester organised-crime outfit, from the time his mother, Phyllis, ran a hotel there.

Peter Smith has been cast in his dream role as the Thin Lizzy star in new musical Moonlight: The Philip Lynott Enigma at Vicar Street Cast of Moonlight: The Philip Lynott Enigma talk about Phil ...

Scott Gorham has vivid memories of his first meeting with Phil Lynott. It came about when the American guitarist went to an audition for a new group in London in 1974.

I was 10 when Phil Lynott died, 30 years ago on Monday. I remember it distinctly because my aunt Sally passed away around the same time and is buried just a few metres away in St Fintan's Cemetery ...