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Philip Anthony Campbell, born 7 May 1961 in Pontypridd, Wales, was a Welsh guitarist, songwriter and singer whose career spanned over three decades. He began playing guitar at age ten, later performing semi‑professionally with Contrast and Roktopus, before forming the heavy‑metal outfit Persian Risk, which issued singles such as "Calling for You" in 1981. In 1984, Campbell was recruited by Motörhead, joining after the departure of Brian Robertson; he remained the band’s guitarist until their disbandment in 2015 following the death of Lemmy Kilmister. During this period he toured ...