Phil X Files Vol.I

A sit down (or stand up) interview with Phil X.
Vol. I is the first of several chapters in which Phil tells you everything you ever wanted to know about POWDER, The Drills, his guitars and Black nail polish his favorite players and his favorite Fretted Americana guitars!!

Phil Xenidis, better known as Phil X, is a Canadian-born guitarist and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Turbo Pop band Powder.

Phil also plays guitar and sings for the band The Drills.

Phil is a prolific session guitarist, having played on albums by Tommy Lee, Methods of Mayhem, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Rob Zombie, Chris Daughtry, Alice Cooper, Thousand Foot Krutch and others. He wrote the song "Tired" and also played guitar on Tommy Lee's Tommyland: The Ride album. He has appeared with Lee on Ellen and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Phil was featured in the "making of" video for the movie Josie and the Pussycats. He, along with his Powder bandmates, taught the young actresses to appear as if they were actually playing their instruments.

He also played guitar for the band Triumph in his earlier years, replacing Rik Emmett for the Edge of Excess album and tour. He has performed with Aldo Nova and the band Frozen Ghost. Phil is also the inventor of the "Flip Stick," an innovative replacement for the "whammy bar" on Floyd-Rose-equipped guitars.

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[ZacharyWeekend]

I'm 17. is it too late to start ?

[frettedamericana]

@ZacharyWeekend never too late...

[drcarfll]

He did a great job with Bon Jovi these last few weeks:)

[bigfish0886]

@ZacharyWeekend I didnt start SERIOUSLY playing till I was 19. Just dedicate plenty of time to practice and try to get the best gear possible. P.S. Best gear possible doesn't necessarily mean high dollar, cork sniffing, six string snobs.

[MonkeySwoop]

Hes played with Bon Jovi before. This guys amazing. :D

[licksnkicks]

It's never too late! I'm 45 and a female. Who cares! Are you having fun? Isn't that all that really matters!!

[thefrenchman555]

@chickenassasin123 life's been good, like how did u not know that

[Ieyasu78]

@ZacharyWeekend never too late, I'm 32, I've started two years ago and now I play in a rock band!!!

[tombola1990]

@ZacharyWeekend

I started playing when I was 16 as did Slash (and no I'm not comparing myself to Slash. It's all about discipline especially in the beginning but it's totally worth it

[Kylef7735]

@frettedamericana Thank you for this comment, its what made me decide to start playing.

[DouglasCyrilMurray]

@SLMPproductions sorry but Phils Dad passed away a few years ago, he will be sadly missed. he was a great gentelman. his name was Peter R.I.P

[PBANDSNOW]

@ZacharyWeekend The first time Jimi Hendrix picked up a guitar, he was 15