- Fired from AC/DC' in 1983 due to excessive pot smoking, irresponsible behavior with women, and a bitter physical confrontation with an unnamed member of the band. Went through many years of rehab, and was rehired by the band in 1995.
- Became a helicopter pilot during his 12 year absence from AC/DC.
- Longtime drummer for the famous hard rock group AC/DC.
- He never uses the ride cymbal, because it is not part of his style.
- He cares about the battery tuning, especially in the studio, as the powerful drumming in fact the skin of the snare could detuning more easily than normal.
- Since Mark Evans' departure, he is the only member of AC/DC to have been born in Australia.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of AC/DC) on 10 March 2003.
- Shares a birthday with ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill and Pete Townshend of The Who and vocalist Joey Ramone of 'the Ramones.'
- Rudd's first solo album, "Head Job", was released on 29 August 2014.
- He uses two types of Ahead drumsticks while playing drums.
- He is known as the "master of minimalism", because he plays the bare minimum.
- In August of 2016 he had a heart attack.
- After a hiatus due to personal legal problems, Phil rejoined AC/DC in 2018 and recorded their album "Power Up" (released in 2020) with the remainder of the classic lineup (minus the late Malcolm Young).
- Drummer.
- He has not appeared in the photos of the album "Rock or Bust", he has not appeared either in the official video of the song "Rock or Bust".
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
