Thin Lizzy met while at school in Dublin in the early 1960s. Lynott, born 20 August 1949 in West Bromwich, England to an Irish mother Philomena (1930– ) and Guyanese father Cecil Parris (1925–2010), was brought up in Dublin from the age of three. Downey, born 27 January 1951, is a Dublin native. Lynott joined a local band, The Black Eagles, as vocalist in 1963, and Downey was recruited as their drummer in 1965. In 1967, Lynott was asked to join Skid Row by bass guitarist Brush Shiels, who brought teenage Belfast guitarist Gary Moore (4 April 1952 – 6 February 2011)
Bad Reputation (Thin Lizzy song) "Bad Reputation" on their album of covers titled "Party Killers". This album was only made available to backers of Raven's kickstarter for their album "ExtermiNation", released in April 2015. A cover version of the song is a playable song in the 2006 music video game "Guitar Hero II", and the Thin Lizzy version was featured in the soundtrack of the 2001 documentary movie "Dogtown and Z-Boys". In the 2012 video game "Sleeping Dogs" it was featured on the in-game radio station Sagittarius FM. Bad Reputation (Thin Lizzy song) "Bad Reputation" is a song by the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy.