Phil Thornalley

Phil Thornalley
Birth namePhillip Carden Thornalley
Born (1960-01-05) 5 January 1960 (age 64)
OriginWorlington, Suffolk, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • producer
Instruments
  • Bass guitar
  • guitar
  • vocals
  • drums
  • piano
Years active1978–present
Formerly of

Phillip Carden Thornalley (born 5 January 1960) is an English songwriter, musician, and producer who has worked in the music industry since 1978. He produced the album Pornography by The Cure and was later their bass player. He began releasing his own music in 1988 and briefly joined the band Johnny Hates Jazz. In later years he worked principally as a songwriter, and is perhaps best known for co-writing the song "Torn" (made famous by Natalie Imbruglia) and for writing two UK number one hits for Pixie Lott. Starting in the 2010s he released more solo music under his own name and as Astral Drive.[1][2]

  1. ^ Price, Simon (2023). Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure. New York, NY: William Morrow. pp. 359–362. ISBN 978-0-06-306864-3.
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