| Ross Phillips | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ross Phillips |
| Born | November 11, 1981 |
| Origin | Chertsey, Surrey, England |
| Genre(s) | Alternative Rock, Indie, Punk |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist Backing Vocalist |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Associated acts | Hard-Fi |
| Website | Hard-Fi |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Fender Telecaster | |
Ross Phillips is the guitarist for the band Hard-Fi and also provides backing vocals. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Chertsey is a town in Surrey, England, on the River Thames and its tributary rivers such as the River Bourne. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Hard-Fi are an English Indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003 The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Hard-Fi are an English Indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003 A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US He is from Chertsey and worked in a local hi-fi shop there. Chertsey is a town in Surrey, England, on the River Thames and its tributary rivers such as the River Bourne. It was here where Archer would come to play his demos on the latest systems. Richard Archer used to listen to his demos under the pretence of checking out equipment. After telling Richard his music was rubbish, Phillips was recruited to play lead guitar for the group. He's a fan of Fulham F.C.
While the band rehearse in their Cherry Lips studios, he is the one who makes tea for the band stating that "it's good to make a strong tea", there's even a whole Hard-Fi Rockin' the City podcast dedicated to Ross' way of making tea. Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. This episode was also nominated for Best Podcast Award. [1]
Bands such as Nirvana, The Clash and AC/DC inspired him musically, "I was really into them. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. As soon as you could suss out how to play barre chords, you could sit, work out and play along to all of their songs, so I used to sit there for hours, just playing along. " He also likes Boy Kill Boy, who are friends of Hard-Fi, and Paul Weller - when asked to describe what it was like performing with him, Ross said, "Yeah, loved it. Boy Kill Boy are an English rock band based in Leytonstone, East London. Hard-Fi are an English Indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003 Paul Weller (born John William Weller 25 May 1958 in Sheerwater near Woking, Surrey) is an English Singer-songwriter. He came down to rehearsals as well, beforehand. I came in (I’d been down the shop for the bacon sandwiches and cups of tea) and he was sitting on the couch. He just came down for a couple of hours. I forgot all about it. I walked through the door with my breakfast and he was sitting there. He came in. It was just f**cking brilliant. He did "Town Called Malice", and he stayed on and played one of our tracks. He did a little bit of a solo on it. It was like a call-and-answer thing. I’d play something and then he’s play another bit. I was like "Yeah! He’s a hero, man!" I f**kin’ love him to bits. And he’s still looking cool as f**k and just on it. He came down and he just fit straight in; done the job. That’s an experience. "
His first band was called Fluid.
If he had not been a musician he says he'd either be a drug dealer, a doctor or steal car stereos and sell hooky equipment out the back of a white van. [2]
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