The news was confirmed onSykes Facebook page, but other details including a date of death were not provided.
the statement reads in part.
He certainly marched to the beat of his own drum and always pulled for the underdog.
John Sykes onstage with Thin Lizzy in 1983Pete Still/Redferns
The 1983 set would be Thin Lizzys last studio disc, with the band dissolving by years end.
The following year, Sykes was approached to join former Deep Purple singer David Coverdales band Whitesnake.
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Coverdale and Sykes began writing tracks for what would become Whitesnakes seventh album.
Sykes co-wrote all but two of the 1987 discs songs, including the No.
2 pop ballad Is This Love?, whose MTV-favorite video featured Coverdales girlfriend Tawny Kitaen.
That album also featured the power ballad Here I Go Again, which hit No.
The trios 1989 debut on Geffen Records featuring Sykes on lead vocals and spawned the U.S.
Mainstream Rock hit Jelly Roll, reaching the Top 70 stateside and Top 50 in the UK.
