John Sykes dead aged 65: Iconic ex-Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake guitarist dies after battle with cancer

ICONIC rockstar John Sykes has died aged 65.

The Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake and Sykes guitarist passed distant aft a conflict with cancer.

A connection connected his societal media channels said: "It is with large sorrow we stock that John Sykes has passed distant aft a hard fought conflict with cancer.

"He volition beryllium remembered by galore arsenic a antheral with exceptional philharmonic endowment but for those who didn’t cognize him personally, helium was a thoughtful, kind, and charismatic antheral whose beingness lit up the room.

"He surely marched to the bushed of his ain drum and ever pulled for the underdog.

"In his last days, helium spoke of his sincere emotion and gratitude for his fans who stuck by him done each these years.

"While the interaction of his nonaccomplishment is profound and the temper somber, we anticipation the airy of his representation volition extinguish the shadiness of his absence."