Phil Campbell (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Philip Anthony Campbell |
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7 May 1961 Pontypridd, Wales |
| Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock, rock and roll, speed metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar Backing Vocals |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Associated acts | Motörhead, Persian Risk, Chris Fehn, Rob Halford, Saxon, Ugly Kid Joe, Doro, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons |
| Website | imotorhead |
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Gibson Les Paul LAG Phil Campbell Model Parker Nitefly Gibson Explorer Framus Panthera |
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Philip Anthony Campbell (born 7 May 1961), better known as Phil "Wizzö" Campbell, is a Welsh rock musician. Campbell is best known as the guitarist in Motörhead from 1984 to 2015. The band disbanded due to the death of founder and frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. He currently tours with his own band Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons.
Campbell was born in Pontypridd, and started playing guitar when he was 10 years old, inspired by guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, Jan Akkerman, Michael Schenker and Todd Rundgren. At the age of 12, Campbell got Lemmy's autograph after a Hawkwind gig. By the time he was 13, he was playing semi-professionally with a cabaret band called Contrast. Later he played with a pub-rock band called Roktopus (not to be confused with Rocktopus) at gigs in and around South Wales. He bought his first Les Paul in 1978 at a New Year's Day guitar sale at a shop on Ealing Broadway, London; following the fate of many of his guitars, it was stolen.
In 1979 he formed the heavy metal band, Persian Risk, playing on their 7" singles, "Calling For You" (1981) and "Ridin' High" (1983). Compilation albums have been issued which feature some of his work with Persian Risk.
On 8 February 1984, following the departure of Brian Robertson, Motörhead frontman, Lemmy, held auditions for a new guitarist, narrowing the candidates down to two guitarists – Michael "Würzel" Burston and Philip Campbell. Lemmy had first planned only to hire one guitarist, but upon hearing Würzel and Campbell play together, Lemmy hired them both.
On 14 February 1984, Motörhead served as the musical guest for The Young Ones episode "Bambi". One of the band's most popular compilations, No Remorse, followed shortly, it was released on 15 September. Campbell has since toured the world with the band and has remained a constant member of Motörhead, despite a number of changes to their line up over the years.
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