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Neil Taylor (guitarist)

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Neil Taylor
Birth nameNeil Martin Taylor
Born (1961-01-26) 26 January 1961 (age 63)
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1980–present
Formerly ofNeon
Websiteneiltaylor.net

Neil Martin Taylor (born 26 January 1961) is an English guitarist, best known for his long-time affiliation with Robbie Williams and for his work with Tears for Fears.

Career

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Taylor started playing in local bands in his youth before joining Neon as a session musician in the early 1980s. During this time he met Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal who, after founding Tears for Fears, asked Taylor to tour with them and play guitar tracks for their second album, Songs from the Big Chair (1985),[1] and their third album, The Seeds of Love (1989). Taylor toured with the band several times between 1983 and 1990 and appeared on their live concert videos In My Mind's Eye (1984) and Going to California (1990).

In 1985, he released the first and only album titled You've Got to Stay Young with his former band Violent Blue under Magnet Records.[2] In the 1990s, he went on to play with several artists before becoming a regular member of Robbie Williams' band in 2003.[3][4] Taylor has played guitar for many artists including Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Chris de Burgh, Natalie Imbruglia and James Morrison.

Solo

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In 2011, Taylor released his first solo album, No Self Control,[5] and toured Germany assisted by Gary Nuttal. In April 2012, he released his second album Chasing Butterflies.[5]

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ "Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World' Neil Taylor's Solo". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c Tears for Fears discography at discogs.com
  3. ^ 2003 band lineup at RobbieWilliams.com
  4. ^ 2006 band lineup Archived 5 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine at RobbieWilliams.com
  5. ^ a b c Silvermusic.tv
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