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Phil Taylor (21 September 1954 – 11 November 2015), better known as "Philthy Animal" Taylor was an English rock drummer in the British heavy metal band Motörhead from 1975–1984 and 1987–1992 recording ten studio albums and the live album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith. The classic mark IV Motörhead line-up consisted of Lemmy, Taylor, and Fast Eddie Clarke.
Taylor reunited with Kilmister and Clarke on 6 November 2014 at the
National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England on stage for Motörhead's
classic "Ace of Spades" only to come on to wave to the crowd and leave.
Phil Taylor died on 11 November 2015 at the age of 61 after an
illness. "Fast" Eddie Clarke said of his former bandmate via Facebook:
"My dear friend and brother passed away last night. He had been ill
for sometime but that does not make it any easier when the time finally
comes. I have known Phil since he was 21 and he was one hell of a
character. Fortunately we made some fantastic music together and I have
many many fond memories of our time together. Rest in Peace, Phil!"
