Living On in a Song

Phil Lynott, lead singer of the band Thin Lizzie, died of drug abuse in the '80s at the age of 36. His mother recalls his difficult childhood and her own hard life. "I also visit his resting-place every day because it’s only round the corner from my house," she says. "I go around and I pour water on his stone—I call it washing his face—and then when I’m leaving I give him a kick, for breaking my heart" (story and audio): http://www.pri.org/stories/arts-entertainment/music/mother-of-deceased-lead-singer-from-thin-lizzy-discusses-musician-s-early-life-11722.html