About Me
THIS IS A PHILL RUDD TRIBUTE PAGE.I AM NOT PHILL RUDD X........................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ....................................................Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis on May 19, 1954 in Melbourne, Australia) played drums in the rock band AC/DC from 1975 until 1983, and again from 1994 until the present. He uses SONOR drums and Paiste cymbals.Rudd played in several bands in Melbourne before joining The Colored Balls with future Rose Tattoo vocalist Angry Anderson. They soon changed their name to Buster Brown and released one album Something To Say before Rudd left in either late 1974 or early 1975 to join AC/DC. He fitted in with the band very quickly and contributed his solid drumming style to great effect on the string of albums recorded during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He took the death in 1980 of vocalist Bon Scott badly, but continued with AC/DC until his departure during the recording of the Flick of the Switch album in 1983. He had completed his contribution to this album, and although session drummer B.J. Wilson was drafted in to help complete the recording, his drum parts were eventually not used. Professional drummer Simon Wright took over, and helped the band record videos for two of the album's ten songs, Flick of the Switch, and Nervous Shakedown.Rudd's sacking from the band was partly a result of his problems with alcohol, and also growing conflict between him and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, which eventually became physical. After leaving AC/DC, Rudd retired to New Zealand where he purchased a helicopter charter company. It is assumed that his decision to settle in New Zealand (rather than returning to Melbourne) was due to his high profile. AC/DC fans began to regularly drive through streets Rudd had formerly lived on and approach people in an attempt to locate him.On his period away from AC/DC, Rudd has said, "I raced cars, flew helicopters, became a farmer and planted some crops. I lived in New Zealand which was great; nice and quiet with nobody bothering me." Rudd also continued to play drums "when I wanted to rather than when I had to" and built his own studio.When AC/DC eventually went touring in New Zealand in 1994, they called Rudd to see if he would like to "jam" with them. Rudd decided to accept the offer and slotted back into his original role with no apparent problems.Since his return to the band, Rudd has helped AC/DC to create the Ballbreaker and Stiff Upper Lip albums. Compared to the artists who served in his absence, his style of drumming is deemed most compatible with the style of the other band members. For this reason, they were glad to welcome him back following Chris Slade's term as drummer. It should be noted that there were no ill feelings as a result of Slade's departure. The band praised Slade for his performance and technical ability, but maintained that a certain sound had been missing from AC/DC's music since the altercation in 1983. AC/DC's former bassist Mark Evans (1975-1977) was recently quoted comparing Rudd to the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, in that they were both born to play for
