Simon Phillips (drummer)

Simon Phillips
Phillips in 2017
Background information
Born	(1957-02-06) 6 February 1957 (age 67) London, England
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Jazz fusion rock heavy metal[1]
Occupation(s)	Musician record producer
Instrument(s)	Drums percussion
Years active	1969–present
Formerly of	Toto Judas Priest The Who 801 Ph.D. RMS
Website	simon-phillips.com

Simon Phillips (born 6 February 1957) is an English jazz fusion and rock drummer,^[2] songwriter, and record producer, based in the United States. He worked with rock bands during the 1970s and 1980s, and was the drummer for the band Toto from 1992 to 2014.

Phillips worked as a session drummer for Brian Eno's 801, Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, Bernie Marsden, Jon Lord, Nik Kershaw, Mike Oldfield, Judas Priest, Mike Rutherford, Tears for Fears, 10cc, the Chemical Brothers,^[3] Pete Townshend, and the Who. He was the drummer for the Who during the band's American reunion tour in 1989. He became the drummer for Toto in 1992 after the death of Jeff Porcaro.