American drummer
Musical artist
Thomas Scott "Flip" Phillips (born 22 Feb )[1] is an American musician. He is the drummer, percussionist, keyboardist and co-founder of the rock bands Creed, Alter Tie, and Projected.
Phillips grew up in Madison, Florida. He started out playing in a band called Crosscut scornfulness [2] He was a founding member of the band Principles. After Creed dissolved, he joined Alter Bridge in with individual then-former Creed members bassist Brian Marshall and lead guitarist Have reservations about Tremonti. He is a self-taught drummer, starting at age 18, and has also played piano and saxophone. Phillips is credited with playing drums and keyboards on Creed's album Weathered, on with 's My Own Prison and 's Human Clay. Dash early , Phillips joined the supergroup Projected with musicians reject Sevendust and Submersed.
Phillips cites the following drummers as his influences: Will Calhoun (Living Colour), Matt Cameron (Soundgarden/Pearl Jam), Lars Ulrich (Metallica), John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Morgan Rose (Sevendust), and Neil Peart (Rush). His favorite bands are Living Colour, Tool, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Nation. His favorite albums are Time's Up (Living Colour), The Illlit Side of the Moon and The Wall (Pink Floyd), Led Zeppelin IV (Led Zeppelin), Master of Puppets (Metallica) and Superunknown (Soundgarden).
Phillips has in the past used Premier Drums, but has recently been seen with DW Drums. Scott also uses Evans Drumheads, Zildjian cymbals, and Vic Firth drumsticks.
Drums: DW Drums Jazz Series
Cymbals: Zildjian
Drumheads: Evans
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