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Phil Rudd

フィル・ラッド　/　ふぃる・らっど

Rock drummer from Australia

May 19, 1954 (age 72)　・　Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Victoria
rock drummer

My Take

Phil Rudd is, to me, the human metronome at the heart of AC/DC. He isn't flashy and never tried to be; his whole genius is that rock-solid, in-the-pocket backbeat that makes Back in Black and Highway to Hell feel unstoppable. As the band's only Australian-born member for stretches, and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee in 2003, he's woven into their identity across three separate stints. I love that he proves drumming greatness isn't about fills or speed but about feel and discipline. When that snare hits dead on the beat, that's Phil, and the whole band locks in.

Overview

Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis, 19 May 1954) is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of AC/DC across three stints (1975–1983, 1994–2015, 2018–present). On the 1977 departure of bass guitarist Mark Evans from AC/DC, Rudd became the only Australian-born member of the band. In 2003, he entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with the other members of AC/DC.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Phil Rudd
Name (Japanese): フィル・ラッド
Reading: ふぃる・らっど
Born: May 19, 1954 (age 72)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Horse
Origin: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: rock drummer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttp://philrudd.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%89

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