Thomas "Scott" Phillips
Born: February 22, 1973 in Georgia
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dark blonde
Marital Status: Married 08/25/2001 to long time girlfriend, April
Influences: Soundgarden, Rush, Living Color, Tool
~ Favorite Albums - "Time's Up" (Living Colour) and "Dark Side of the Moon" (Pink Floyd)
~ Favorite Bands - Living Color, Tool, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin
~ Previous Jobs: He worked at a Knife store in a mall in Tallahassee, was employed at a convenience store for 6 weeks, sold vacuum cleaners for 2 months and also worked at Pizza Hut for three years. (Note---I have NO idea what order these actually occurred in.)
~ Scott's brother, Todd is also a drummer...in the band "Four Years Past."
~ The nickname "Flip" was the brainchild of Mike Tremonti (Mark's brother) and
according to Flip..."its just a play on my last name."
~ Scott played the saxophone in his High School marching band. Also played the piano
~ Both of Scott's parents still are teachers in Madison, Florida. His mother is an English teacher.
"We are not a Christian band...we are NOT a Christian band...we are not...we are not..."
~ on whether or not Creed is a Christian band
"Believe it or not, that's how I learned. I would watch MTV and watch what the
drummers were doing and I would beat on pillows. That's kind of how I figured it out."
~ Creed: Zero to Platinum
"I think I was looking through the Sears catalog and went 'Hey, a drum set, that's cool.' And they
were like, 'Yeah, you can get that stuff but you got to learn how to read music and play the piano first.'"
~ on what his parents told him when he first became interested in drums.
~Drum! Magazine May/June 2000
"A lot of the songs have dark undertones to them, but we always try to show there's a light at the end of the tunnel, and not necessarily religion or anything like that. Just -- life can be good, don't get yourself down about everything that's happening to you right now. Spirituality really kind of comes into play more than, say, Christianity would. Whether you believe in a higher power or not, just treat other people well and try to look on the bright side of things; not to quote Monty Python." ~2000 Interview
I don't have a favorite of what we've recorded, but as far as playing live my favorite is "Unforgiven" ~Q&A Session 11/11/01
I could take him any day of the week, with one hand tied behind my back!
~Q&A Session 11/11/01
~Response to question about Stapp saying HE was a better golfer than Flip
It makes me very proud (to have his brother follow in his footsteps). He started in a very
similar manner to how I started, and I think that he is more advanced at his age than I
was at the same time. And he does occasionally ask for advice.
~Q&A Session 11/11/01