Philip Selway

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.

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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)

Origin

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Occupation

drummer / songwriter / musician / singer / composer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

University

Liverpool John Moores University

• Official sitehttps://philipselway.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip%20Selway
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q842263

Tags

• drummer
• songwriter
• musician

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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