Phil Campbell , former member of Motörhead and leader of Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons , spoke about his influence on metal and the sound of the legendary English band. He stated that he doesn't see himself as a musician of that style.
Scars & Guitars podcast , Campbell responded that most of the riffs during his time in the group – 1984 to 2015 – were his own compositions. The Welshman also commented that even though the compositions were credited to the trio, many of the musical ideas originated with him.
“Most of the riffs [from Motörhead] during that period are mine. They changed a few things, of course, but basically, in our songwriting as a trio, everyone expected me to come up with something to start the songs. Lemmy usually had one or two more rock and roll tracks ready, but a large part of the material came from me,” he commented [transcription via Blabbermouth ].
Phil Campbell also believes that many people have a misconception when they consider him a metal guitarist. According to him, it's common to be labeled as such, but that's not a definition he considers accurate.
“People think I’m a heavy metal guitarist, but they’re wrong. I’m definitely not one. I think there’s a misconception about that. Maybe because they don’t read the song credits,” he concluded.
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