Neil Taylor (guitarist)

For other people with the same name, see Neil Taylor (disambiguation).

Neil Taylor
Birth name	Neil Martin Taylor
Born	January 26, 1961 (1961-01-26) (age 50)
Genres	Rock, pop
Occupations	musician
Instruments	guitar
Years active	1980-present
Associated acts	Robbie Williams, Tears for Fears, Natalie Imbruglia
Website	Official website

Neil Taylor is a guitarist best known for his long-time affiliation with Robbie Williams and for formerly being a member of the backing band of Tears for Fears.

Career

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 play guitar tracks for their second album Songs from the Big Chair.

Taylor's spell with Tears for Fears continued into the early 1990s, and he was again featured on their 1989 album The Seeds of Love.^[1] After the group disbanded in 1991 he went on to play with several artists before becoming a permanent member of the Robbie Williams band in 2003.^[2][3]

Discography

• Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair (1985)^[1]
• Red Box - The Circle & The Square (1986)
• Climie Fisher - Everything (1987)
• Jane Wiedlin - Fur (1988)
• Holly Johnson - Blast (1989)
• Tina Turner - Foreign Affair (1989)
• Morrissey - The Last of the Famous International Playboys (1989)
• Tears for Fears - The Seeds of Love (1989)^[1]
• Easterhouse - Waiting for the Redbird (1989)
• Propaganda - 1234 (1990)
• Tina Turner - Simply the Best (1991)
• Howard Jones - In the Running (1992)
• Simon Climie - Soul Inspiration (1992)
• The Beloved - Conscience (1993)
• Wendy James - Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears (1993)
• Chris de Burgh - This Way Up (1994)
• Heather Nova - Siren (1998)
• Robbie Williams - Sing When You're Winning (2000)
• Natalie Imbruglia - White Lilies Island (2001)
• Naked Eyes - Everything and More (2001)
• Nick Carter - Help Me (2002)
• Robbie Williams - Escapology (2003)
• Brian McFadden - Real to Me (2004)
• Natalie Imbruglia - Counting Down the Days (2005)
• Robbie Williams - Intensive Care (2005)
• James Morrison - Undiscovered (2006)
• Robbie Williams - Rudebox (2006)
• Neil Taylor - No Self Control (2011)^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Tears for Fears discography at discogs.com
2. ^ 2003 band lineup at RobbieWilliams.com
3. ^ 2006 band lineup at RobbieWilliams.com
4. ^ Silvermusic.tv

External links

• Official Neil Taylor web site
• Neil Taylor fan club
• Neil Taylor discography at CD Universe

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