I think this rock 'n' roll business might be bad for the human life. We're still going, we're still going strong, it's just first Wurzel and now Philthy, it's a shame man. Now he's died and it really pisses me off that they take somebody like him and leave George Bush alive. His name was Phil Taylor, or Philthy Animal, and he was our drummer twice in our career. I'm feeling very sad at the moment, in fact devastated because one of my best friends died yesterday. He also remembered former Motörhead guitarist Michael "Würzel" Burston, who died in 2011. Lemmy told Classic Rock that he was "devastated" to have lost one of his best friends. Fortunately we made some fantastic music together and I have many many fond memories of our time together. I have known Phil since he was 21 and he was one hell of a character. He had been ill for sometime but that does not make it any easier when the time finally comes.
My dear friend and brother passed away last night. "Fast" Eddie Clarke said of his former bandmate: Taylor died on 12 November 2015 in London at the age of 61 after an illness. Taylor reunited with Lemmy and Clarke on 6 November 2014 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, on stage for Motörhead's classic "Ace of Spades" only to come on to wave to the crowd and leave. Crow (2002), Sheep in Wolves' Clothing (2008), and Portobello Shuffle (2009). He sporadically played drums for Mick Farren and The Deviants, featuring on Dr. The set included a cover of the Motörhead song from which Overkill took their name. After playing in The Web of Spider, Taylor began work on a project with guitarist Chris Holmes, formerly of the heavy metal band W.A.S.P., and in 2009, Taylor joined American thrash metal band Overkill for a set at the Islington Academy. In 2007, Taylor briefly worked on a project called Capricorn with former Danzig guitarist Todd Youth, former Monster Magnet guitarist Phil Caivano and former Nashville Pussy bassist Corey Parks. įrom 2005 to 2008, Taylor played and recorded in a group called The Web of Spider with Whitey Kirst ( Iggy Pop) on guitar and Max Noce on bass. After having been warned three times in the previous two years "to get his act together", he was fired after recording "I Ain't No Nice Guy", because of his poor performance. Let's just say I took a three-year holiday." He continued playing in the group until 1992. In 1986, he was part of Frankie Miller's touring band. The following year, he made appearances with Waysted, and joined former Motörhead and Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson to form the band Operator. Taylor continued to drum by using gaffer tape to attach his drum stick into his hand until it had sufficiently healed. Tour-disrupting injuries were not unfamiliar to Taylor at the time, as he had previously broken his hand whilst punching a man outside his flat in London. As a result, Taylor had a prominent lump located on the back of his neck (affectionately referred to as his "knob"), thought to be a calcium deposit caused by his previous spinal trauma. Taylor continued to play in Motörhead with the aid of a neck brace, as is visible in the music video for " Ace of Spades". Shortly after recording the classic Ace of Spades album in 1980, Taylor broke his neck after being lifted above the head of a friend in a test of strength, only to be dropped on his head. Taylor, in turn, introduced Lemmy to guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke, having worked with him while painting a houseboat.
Lemmy has said that Fox was not working out and Taylor "had a car and could give us a lift back down to the studio". After meeting Lemmy, who was a fellow speed user, he joined Motörhead and replaced Lucas Fox during the recording of the band's first album On Parole in 1975. He took drum lessons at Leeds College of Music on advice from his father. The Motörhead line-up consisting of Taylor, Lemmy and "Fast" Eddie Clarke is generally regarded as the 'classic' line-up of the band.īorn on 21 September 1954, in Hasland, Derbyshire, Taylor grew up in Leeds, Yorkshire. He was a member of the rock band Motörhead from 1975 to 19 to 1992, recording eleven studio albums and four live albums with the band. Philip John Taylor (21 September 1954 – 12 November 2015), better known as " Philthy Animal", was an English drummer.
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