I signed a £100,000-record deal after Thin Lizzy broke up

Darren Wharton, keyboard player with Thin Lizzy

Darren Wharton

Darren Wharton was just 18 when he joined Thin Lizzy as a keyboardist. He went on to co-write songs with frontman Phil Lynott.

After Lynott announced the break-up of Thin Lizzy, Wharton played on Phil’s solo album – notably playing the piano break on Old Town – and then formed his own band, Dare.