"There was a definite reason for that," guitarist Scott Gorham tells Bloodstock Radio's Michelle Livings. "The writing process took about a year to get 18 songs down. About four months into the whole writing process, I kept thinking about it, 'do I feel comfortable recording an album under the name Thin Lizzy and Phil Lynott is not there?'

"And I just found myself feeling increasingly 'no I don't feel comfortable with that idea.' I brought this up to Brian Downey, the drummer, and I said 'what do you think?' He said 'I feel exactly the same way, probably even longer than you have.' So, let's talk to the rest of the guys."