"A preview of the Bon Jovi front man's interview with Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty - airing in full tonight - reveals the profound effect the music of Dubliner Phil Lynott and his bandmates had on his early career. "They came up at a very influential time in my life, because we were young teenage boys when Lizzie was doing The Boys are Back in Town and Jailbreak," the 63-year-old said. "Those things were breaking in America. They made storytelling fun.""
"Thin Lizzy released their final studio album in 1983, the very same year that Bon Jovi was formed. Jon Bon Jovi added that such is the extent to which Think Lizzy informed his early development in music, they even taught him how to compose music. "I was thinking about how many times I've sung those songs over the years, how I learned to play those songs, which is why I learned how to write songs," he said."
"The coaches of the 13th season of RTÉ's Ireland's Fittest Families will also be in studio to chat about the show's longevity, the fierce family rivalries and what fans can expect from the show's return on Sunday. Davy Fitzgerald and Donncha O'Callaghan will be joined by the two new coaches: retired paralympic swimmer Ellen Keane and former Dublin Gaelic footballer Michael Darragh MacAuley."
Jon Bon Jovi credited Dubliner Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy with profoundly shaping his early musical development, citing songs like The Boys Are Back in Town and Jailbreak as formative during his teenage years. He said those songs broke in America and made storytelling fun, and that learning to play them taught him how to write songs. Thin Lizzy released their final studio album in 1983, the year Bon Jovi formed. Jon Bon Jovi is promoting a Forever tour date at Croke Park, Dublin on August 30. The Late Late Show will feature Miriam O'Callaghan and coaches from Ireland's Fittest Families.
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