Rat Scabies

Christopher Miller (born July 30, 1957), better known by the stage name Rat Scabies, is a musician best known for his tenure as the drummer for The Damned.

Miller was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. He played drums with Tor and London SS before founding The Damned with Brian James. His solo work outside The Damned includes a cover version of Bob 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 with Donovan, 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 journalist Christopher Dawes. The book was published in May 2005 and is billed as "A road trip, a rich historical yarn, and testimony to the odd nature of a great many friendships".

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