Phil Taylor

English rock drummer (1954–2015)
Person human Q717066
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Phil Taylor

Summary

Phil Taylor is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chesterfield[2]. He was born on September 21, 1954[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on November 11, 2015[5]. He worked as a rock drummer[6], songwriter[7], and percussionist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,738 views/month, #6,821 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Phil Taylor's place of birth was Chesterfield[2].
  • Phil Taylor died in London[4].
  • Phil Taylor was born on September 21, 1954[3].
  • Phil Taylor died on November 11, 2015[5].
  • Phil Taylor held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • English was Phil Taylor's native language[11].
  • Phil Taylor worked as a rock drummer[6].
  • Phil Taylor's professions included songwriter[7].
  • Phil Taylor worked as a percussionist[8].
  • Phil Taylor's field of work was music[12].
  • Phil Taylor's field of work was rock music[13].
  • Phil Taylor was a member of Motörhead[14].
  • Phil Taylor is recorded as male[15].
  • Phil Taylor's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Phil Taylor's genre is heavy metal music[17].
  • Phil Taylor's Commons category is recorded as Phil Taylor (musician)[18].
  • The cause of death was liver failure[19].
  • Phil Taylor's family name is recorded as Taylor[20].
  • Phil Taylor's given name is recorded as Philip[21].
  • Phil Taylor's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • Phil Taylor's official website is recorded as http://www.imotorhead.com[23].
  • Phil Taylor's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Phil Taylor's instrument is recorded as drum kit[25].
  • Phil Taylor's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Phil Taylor's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Philthy Animal'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1954-09-21[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2015-11-11[31]

  • Genre(s): metal, rock[32]

  • Community tags: metal, rock[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d9b5ba88-b57b-43d6-9ff1-51f53cbbf815[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Phil Taylor's place of birth was Chesterfield[2]. He was born on September 21, 1954[3]. English was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rock drummer[6], songwriter[7], and percussionist[8]. Fields of work include music[12], a type of arts[35] and rock music[13], a music genre[36], founded in 1948[37].

Death and Burial

Phil Taylor died on November 11, 2015[5]. He passed away in London[4]. The cause of death was liver failure[19].

Why It Matters

Phil Taylor ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,738 views/month, #6,821 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Phil Taylor born?

Phil Taylor was born in Chesterfield[2].

Where did Phil Taylor die?

Phil Taylor passed away in London[4].

What did Phil Taylor do for work?

Phil Taylor worked as rock drummer[6], songwriter[7], and percussionist[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . blabbermouth.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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