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My Take
Phil Selway is my favorite kind of musician: the one almost nobody name-drops first, yet without him Radiohead's catalog collapses. He marries straight rock drumming with electronic percussion, which is exactly why songs like the ones from Kid A breathe the way they do. Being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2019 is deserved, but I find his solo records even more revealing, quiet, melodic, almost shy. There's something deeply English and unshowy about him. I always think drummers like Selway are the spine you only notice when it's missing.
Overview
Philip James Selway (born 23 May 1967) is an English musician and the drummer of the rock band Radiohead. He combines rock drumming with electronic percussion. Selway was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Radiohead in 2019. In the 2000s, with musicians including the Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien, Selway toured and recorded with the 7 Worlds Collide project.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Philip Selway
- Name (Japanese)
- フィル・セルウェイ
- Reading
- ふぃる・せるうぇい
- Born
- May 23, 1967 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Goat
- Origin
- Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- drummer / songwriter / musician / singer / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Liverpool John Moores University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.