Motorhead, Philthy Phil.

[mattbass6]

Very sad news. I was lucky to see him live. What a character. Will be sadly missed. RIP Philthy Phil Taylor

[Conan]

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Really bad news. [u]The[/u] classic Motorhead line-up was Lemmy, Phil & Eddie.
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This^
[quote name='Luulox' timestamp='1447351529' post='2907000']
Really sad news, the first band I ever saw live. Couldn't hear for days after. RIP Phil
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And this ^
RIP to a true rock legend

[Skybone]

RIP Philthy Phil.

[jezzaboy]

I seem to remember Eddie saying that he had a stroke so possibly its to do with that. Sad loss to the world of music. If you watch the Classic Albums- Ace of spades dvd, not only was he a great drummer but a funny guy as well.

[ubit]

It's life , but still we hate to see our heroes getting old and dying. It just feels like the end of an era, especially seeing the way Lemmy was a while back. It just makes you more aware of your own mortality and what a precious and shaky our grip on this mortal coil is.
Enjoy life. Puts me in mind of this old mantra,


originally By Mary Schmich of the Chicago Tribune

Wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blind side you at 4 PM on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good.

Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.

Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

[Dropzone]

Very wise words.

[DarkHeart]

R.I.P Phil it was Overkill and THAT drum intro that got me into metal.

[4000]

R.I.P. mate. Tonight this ageing former Motorheadbanger will be looking at all the Motörhead stuff you signed for me back in the day with incredulity and immense sadness. You made my late teens way better than they could have been, and I'll never forget being woken up by Overkill at immense volume the morning after a party at my dad's.

Condolences to Lem, Eddie, Helen and everyone else who knew and loved him.

[Black Coffee]

What a guy.

Awesome drummer and paved the double kick road with his own brand of mayhem.

[Billy Apple]

I don't mind my heroes getting old and dying. But 61 is no age. I'll tell it like it is, when I was young I didn't have any great role models in my family. Motorhead embodied all the role models wrapped up in one. Lemmy was the Dad I wanted, Eddie inspired a work ethic like a hard-work teacher who you only appreciate when you're older and Phil was the Acme-Placebo version of me, who always had the hair, the clothes and the chops. Far from turning me into a degenerate they inspired me to be the best I could be, not to be scared, but to jump in with both feet. I probably didn't take drugs because of Motorhead because there was work to be done.

The quintessential loud, fast, dirty rock and roll band and so much more besides.

[4000]

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1447493740' post='2907995']
I don't mind my heroes getting old and dying. But 61 is no age. I'll tell it like it is, when I was young I didn't have any great role models in my family. Motorhead embodied all the role models wrapped up in one. Lemmy was the Dad I wanted, Eddie inspired a work ethic like a hard-work teacher who you only appreciate when you're older and Phil was the Acme-Placebo version of me, who always had the hair, the clothes and the chops. Far from turning me into a degenerate they inspired me to be the best I could be, not to be scared, but to jump in with both feet. I probably didn't take drugs because of Motorhead because there was work to be done.

The quintessential loud, fast, dirty rock and roll band and so much more besides.
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Great post mate, and probably true for many.