Phil Selway

Philip James Selway (born 23 May 1967) is an English musician and the drummer of the English rock band Radiohead. Along with the other members of Radiohead, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.

Selway released his debut solo album, '' Familial'', in 2010, followed by '' Weatherhouse'' in 2014. He also composed the soundtrack for the 2017 film ''Let Me Go''. His third solo album, ''Strange Dance'', is scheduled for February 2023.

Early life

Selway was born on 23 May, 1967, in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. He started learning to play drums and guitar at the age of 15 for "the social cachet and love of music". His earliest influences were Joy Division, the Clash and the Velvet Underground.

The members of Radiohead met while attending Abingdon School, an independent school for boys. Selway, along with the guitarist Ed O'Brien, was in the year above the singer Thom Yorke and the bassist Colin Greenwood, and three years above the multi-instrumentalist Jonny Greenwood, Colin's brother. In 1985, they formed , the name referring to their usual rehearsal day in the school's music room.

After Abingdon, Selway attended Liverpool Polytechnic, where he studied English and history. He also worked as a TEFL teacher, a copyeditor, and as a drummer in pit bands for touring musicals.

Career

Radiohead

In 1991, On a Friday signed a recording contract with EMI and changed their name to Radiohead. They found early success with their 1992 single " Creep". Their third album, '' OK Computer'' (1997), brought them international fame and is often acclaimed as one of the best albums of all time.

From their fourth album, ''Kid A'' (2000), Radiohead began integrating drum machines and electronic percussion into their music. Selway said this "pushed me to create some new dynamics. It's another way of solving the problem of arranging songs ... Electronics opened up my drumming rather than closing down the possibilities of what I can do. Now I can express myself in a more effective way." In 2008, ''Gigwise'' named Selway the 26th greatest drummer of all time, praising his "mathematical precision".

Since 2011, Radiohead have performed with a second drummer, Clive Deamer. Describing their 2012 tour for ''The King of Limbs,'' Selway said: "One f usplayed in the traditional way, the other almost mimicked a drum machine. It was push-and-pull, like kids at play, really interesting."

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