Phil created a band with a school friend and named it Orphanage. Founding member Bush Shiels, who had invited him to join the band, then taught him to play bass as he appeared to have no future as a singer. However, the other members didn't feel his singing was up to scratch, and he was asked to leave the band. He was tall, thin and striking and seemed perfect as a frontman. The Black Eagles broke up in 1966, and he was recruited into the Irish rock band Skid Row. He adored music and loved Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Presley in particular. He had already begun singing with a local rock group called the Black Eagles. Phil hated the job and quit after a few weeks following a discussion with his mother.
He dreamed of becoming an architect rather than a musician, but in 1967 he apprenticed as a fitter and turner at the Tonge and Taggart foundry. He attended Armagh Road Catholic Boys School, followed by Clogher Road technical college. Over time his fun personality shone through, and he became a popular boy. None of them had ever seen an Afro, and they were actually jealous as he wouldn't need to comb it. To Phil's confusion, his new classmates lined up in the playground wanting to touch his hair. He was a subject of fascination on his first day at Christian Brothers School in Crumlin, Dublin. However, he and his mother stayed in contact and remained very close throughout his childhood.Īlthough he experienced some racism, he was so likeable that he escaped relatively unscathed. When he was four years old, Phil moved to Ireland to live with his grandparents. At the time of his death, Phil knew he had a sister but never found out about his brother. Tragically, Phil never met them as Philomena gave them both up for adoption. In those years, Philomena gave birth to Phil's siblings, a sister called Jeanette and a son named James.
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