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Phil Taylor

1954 - 2015

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Philip John Taylor (21 September 1954 – 12 November 2015), better known as "Philthy Animal", was an English drummer. He was a member of the rock band Motörhead from 1975 to 1984 and 1987 to 1992, recording eleven studio albums and four live albums with the band. The Motörhead line-up consisting of Taylor, Lemmy and "Fast" Eddie Clarke is generally regarded as the 'classic' line-up of the band. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Taylor is the 305th most popular musician (up from 823rd in 2019), the 1,166th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,351st in 2019) and the 67th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Phil Taylor ranks 305 out of 3,175Before him are Khaled, Fela Kuti, Chico Buarque, RZA, Dion DiMucci, and Mischa Maisky. After him are Grigory Sokolov, Fred Durst, Will.i.am, Bob Klose, Per Gessle, and John Mayall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Phil Taylor ranks 64Before him are Eric Johnson, Kathleen Turner, Shuji Nakamura, Rene Russo, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, and Bernard Hinault. After him are Tony Todd, Sezen Aksu, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Michael Dudikoff, Yanni, and Michael Moore. Among people deceased in 2015, Phil Taylor ranks 75Before him are Dave Mackay, Halldór Ásgrímsson, Nirmala Joshi, Setsuko Hara, Kurt Masur, and Louis Jourdan. After him are Georges Wolinski, Robert Loggia, Gabriele Ferzetti, Rod Taylor, Ben E. King, and Joshua Fishman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Phil Taylor ranks 1,166 out of 8,785Before him are Samuel Crompton (1753), Graham Chapman (1941), John Franklin (1786), Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428), Petula Clark (1932), and Arthur Hailey (1920). After him are Marty Feldman (1934), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872), Guy Ritchie (1968), John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504), Matt Busby (1909), and Adam Ferguson (1723).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Phil Taylor ranks 67Before him are Pete Townshend (1945), Jacqueline du Pré (1945), Karl Jenkins (1944), Eddie Clarke (1950), Roy Harper (1941), and Bill Wyman (1936). After him are Bob Klose (1945), John Mayall (1933), Roger Daltrey (1944), Mick Jones (1955), Billy Idol (1955), and Ian Curtis (1956).