5 things you may not know about Thin Lizzy legend Gary Moore

The world of rock music is in mourning today after Thin Lizzy legend Gary Moore passed away in a Costa del Sol hotel room yesterday.

Moore died in his sleep while on holiday in Estepona, Spain. He was 58.

The musician was found dead in his room at the luxury Kempinski Resort Hotel at the Costa del Sol resort in the early hours of Sunday morning. A postmortem is due to carried out later today in the nearby city of Malaga.

Moore left and rejoined Thin Lizzy several times in the 1970s and 1980s. Prior to Thin Lizzy, he played in the Irish group Skid Row alongside future Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, who died in 1986.

He also played on Lynott's solo album Solo in Soho. Moore's hits included Parisienne Walkways in 1979 and Out in the Fields in 1985.  Moore's guitar skills were called upon by a number of rock legends over the years, including Bob Dylan, as you will find in our five things you may not know about the Belfast native:

1. How Gary got the scars on his face

Apparently, Gary got into a scuffle over a girl in a pub and was unfortunately struck in the face with a pint glass.

2. Gary played lead on a rare Bob Dylan-Helena Springs composition

During his stint as guitarist for Greg Lake, he played lead on the rare Bob Dylan-Helena Springs composition, "Love You Too Much". The version on Lake's self-titled 1981 album also credits the former King Crimson singer as co-writer of the song.

3. Gary’s cameo on “She’s My Baby”

Moore also played a cameo lead guitar solo on "She's My Baby", the opening track on Traveling Wilburys Vol.3.  However, he does not appear in the video.

4. Gary looks just like Anne Ramsey, who plays Momma in The Goonies

See for yourself:

5. Gary had his breakfast cooked for him by Phil Lynott every morning when they lived together

Moore and Lynott shared a bedsit in Ballsbridge at one stage. Moore told the Belfast Telegraph in an interview in 2007 how Phil used to play Mammy by making breakfast every morning:

"He was like a mum, up early every morning cooking breakfast, and he'd say: 'Here, f***ing eat this'. One time he got me to order something from a Chinese restaurant which he knew I wouldn't like, and he ate my food. From then on that's how our relationship was - Phil was pulling things on me and I was falling for them.”