- Rat Scabies
Christopher Miller (born
July 30 ,1957 ), better known by thestage name Rat Scabies, is amusician best known for his tenure as the drummer forThe Damned .Miller was born in
Kingston upon Thames ,Surrey . He played drums with Tor andLondon SS before founding The Damned with Brian James. His solo work outside The Damned includes a cover version ofBob Dylan 's "This Wheel's On Fire", credited to "Rat & The Whale". [ [http://dylancoveralbums.com/ttt.html#thiswheel Dylan Covers] ]Recently he has worked and played with
Flipron after a short spell withDonovan , Dave Catching (EODM) Chris Goss, and Glass Heroes. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/03_march/03/ancient.shtml BBC - Press Office - Pretty Ancient ] ] .Miller currently lives with his wife Viv and their three children in
Brentford , and is the central character of the book "Rat Scabies And The Holy Grail ", written by former music journalistChristopher Dawes . The book was published inMay 2005 and is billed as "A road trip, a rich historical yarn, and testimony to the odd nature of a great many friendships".References
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