Biography

Was the only former member of Pantera that was not allowed to attend Dimebag Darrell's funeral service, at the demand of Darrell's surviving relatives.

In addition to Pantera, Down, Superjoint Ritual, and Viking Crown, Phil is also in the bands Necrophagia, Christ Inversion, Eibon and Body And Blood.

Is the only member of Pantera who wasn't born in Texas (though he lived there for several years).

Member of the heavy metal band Pantera.

In 1992, Phil created The House Of Shock, a Haunted House in New Orleans, Louisana.

With Pantera, we lived through so many trend-of-the-day situations - when grunge was huge, we were still a heavy metal band; when hip-hop started getting incorporated into metal, we stuck to our guns and remained a heavy metal band very purposefully.

Communication between band-mates is imperative. Communication is the key to any healthy relationship. If I need to be checked, I expect to hear it put in plain words what my faults are, and give my band-mates the ultimate consideration by shutting up and listening, then acting on the advice given. Same goes for anyone else in any band.

I've heard too many times where people say that I'm this ultra-serious guy. In truth, I've got an extremely absurd sense of humor. I thrive on the absurd - I love it.

People are going to think and take things how they're going to take it, and I have no control over that, so it's kind of like biding time until you get your feedback. So, it's like, once the public can consume what you're putting out there, then you know. Then you know hit, miss, in between.

I loathe rock stars. I am a music nerd, a fan, a follower... just like any fan of music might be. And although I have blood-relatives, a lot of times I feel closer to my audience than my true family, because at least my fans get what I'm doing, to a certain extent, whereas my family does not.