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| Birth name | Thomas Scott Phillips |
| Born | February 22, 1973 |
| Origin | Georgia, United States |
| Genres | Rock, hard rock, post grunge |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | drums, keyboards |
| Labels | Wind-Up Records (2004–2006) Universal Republic Records (2007–present) |
| Associated acts | Creed Alter Bridge |
| Website | www.fliponline.net |
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Scott "Flip" Phillips (born Thomas Scott Phillips, February 22, 1973, Valdosta, Georgia) is the drummer for the bands Alter Bridge and the newly reformed Creed.
Phillips started out playing in a band called Crosscut at 18 [1] . In 2004, he joined Alter Bridge with fellow then-former Creed members bassist Brian Marshall and lead guitarist Mark Tremonti. He is a self-taught drummer, starting at age 18, and has also played the piano, keyboards, and saxophone. On Creed's 2001 album Weathered, Phillips is credited with playing drums and keyboards. On September 25, 2009, Phillips and the other members of Creed broke the world record for the most amount of cameras used to capture a live music event on film (239 cameras in total) while filming their upcoming live DVD which will be released on November 9.
He now lives in Central Florida with his wife April, and their daughter, Cadence.
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Influences
Phillips cites the following drummers as his influences: Will Calhoun (Living Colour), Matt Cameron (Soundgarden/Pearl Jam), Lars Ulrich (Metallica), John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), and Neil Peart (Rush). His favorite bands are Living Colour, Tool, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Rush and favorite albums are Time's Up (Living Colour), The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall (Pink Floyd), Led Zeppelin IV (Led Zeppelin), and Superunknown (Soundgarden).
Discography
With Creed
- (1997) My Own Prison (Wind-Up Records)
- (1999) Human Clay (Wind-Up Records)
- (2001) Weathered (Wind-Up Records)
- (2009) Full Circle
With Alter Bridge
- (2004) One Day Remains (Wind-Up Records)
- (2007) Blackbird (Universal Republic Records)
- (2009) Live from Amsterdam (Universal Republic Records)
- (2010) Alter Bridge III (working title)
References
- ^ Shapiro, Marc (2000). Creed: from zero to platinum. New York, New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 34. ISBN 0-312-26716-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=oxy1hKbeaJIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=scott+phillips+creed+crosscut#v=onepage&q=crosscut&f=false. Retrieved Oct 2009.
External links
- Scott Phillips fansite "FlipOnline" with biographical information, also pictures, and equipment information and bulletin board
- Hootiegolf.com
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