Radiohead Philip Selway's Struggle To Drum For Solo Album

PHILIP SELWAY RADIOHEAD sticksman began to question his talent while recording his solo debut because he struggled to come up with drum parts for his songs.
From Radiohead the rocker is branching away and to release his first solo effort but admits he can't take full credit for his percussion work because he was forced to rely on his collaborator, Wilco's Glenn Kotche, to help him feel the beat.
He tells Reuters, "My first attempts at singing didn't marry up with what I thought I was doing. There was a lot of trial and error, finding something that was musical and conversational at the same time.
"Also, when I was writing the tunes, I didn't hear drum parts. It was a bit worrying; as a drummer it made me question my credentials 'Why can't I think of drum parts?!'
"But Glenn had ideas, and that freed me up to concentrate on the songwriting side of things."
Selway's Familial album will hit shelves later this month (Aug10).

Phil Selway reportedly recording solo album to Radiohead's

The drummer is rumoured to be collaborating with Wilco members, singer songwriter Lisa Germano and former Soul Coughing bassist Sebastian Steinberg.

Last month, we mentioned that Radiohead drummer Phil Selway is getting set to record a solo album at his band's Oxfordshire studio. Selway sings two songs on the 7 Worlds Collide: The Sun Came Out benefit album, which is already out in the UK and due for a September 29 American release. And according to NME, he's recently hard at work on that solo album. NME reports that Selway's currently untitled solo effort will feature contributions from four of Selway's 7 Worlds Collide co-stars: Wilco's Glenn Kotche and Pat Sansone, singer songwriter Lisa Germano, and former Soul Coughing bassist Sebastian Steinberg. And yes, Selway will sing on it.