Rufus Taylor
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Words of Wisdom, Quotes of the Year
Modern Drummer is proud to be talking to all the notable drummers making a joyful noise in 2025. We are happy to put a spotlight on the drummers from Slipknot to Shakira, and from Neil Young to NOFX. It’s great…
Rufus Taylor of The Darkness
After several early gigs and tours with Queen related bands like the Queen Musical, Brian May, Queen (themselves,) and the great Jeff Beck; Rufus Taylor has been playing with The Darkness for 10 years and four records. With their new…
Motorheart, The Darkness
Rufus Taylor of the Darkness here. Motorheart is our hard-hitting new album, and we’re very proud of her. I used my old-faithful DW Collectors Series kit in maple-lacquer, specialty-pearlescent black with black chrome hardware. It has a 22×24 VLX kick—the…
