"They see Dad in me," says the late blues icon's eldest son, who is carrying on the family tradition with a nod to his heritage as well as his own unique style.
Barry McGivern, of the Rory Gallagher Statue Project Trust, said the statue was a "fitting tribute". "Rory came up to Belfast in 1967 and it was a vibrant music scene," Mr McGivern told BBC News NI.