Between 1980-83 Robbo was involved in a project together with Warren Cann from Ultravox and Hans Zimmer called "Helden". Wild Horses released two albums ("Wild Horses" & "Stand Your Ground"), but they never really had the success they were hoping for and the band broke up in '82.ĭuring that period after Thin Lizzy and before the first Wild Horses album, Robbo did a lot of session work with people like Eric Burdon, Graham Parker, Peter French, Steve Ellis, Pat Travers, Zaine Griff, Roy Sundholm, Tim Hinckley and he also recorded a new version of "Boys Keep Swinging" with David Bowie. Robbo played on all the classic Thin Lizzy albums between 1974-78 including their breakthrough album "Jailbreak" with the classic hit single "The Boys Are Back In Town" and "Live And Dangerous" the album that many consider as the master piece of recorded live rock music.Īfter the "Live And Dangerous" tour in the UK, Robbo left the band to form his own band Wild Horses together with ex-Rainbow bass player Jimmy Bain.
The search was on for someone to compliment Robbo's playing and, after auditioning many wannabes, the band finally found Scott Gorham. Philip Lynott had decided that the new Thin Lizzy should change format and have two lead guitarists. Phil Lynott and Brian Downey were both taken by storm by his playing and he got the job straight away. At the age of 17 he took his gear and went down to London to try to get a job as a drummer, but when Thin Lizzy lost Eric Bell and then stand-in guitar player Gary Moore, their roadie Big Charlie from Glasgow suggested that they give this young wiz kid from back home a chance. After years of classical training with the cello and the piano, he soon became more interested with the rock'n'roll scene and started playing the guitar as well as bass guitar, drums and keyboards with his older brother Glen in different bands in Glasgow. Brian "Robbo" Robertson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, February 12th 1956.