Rufus Taylor

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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…

By Mark Griffith
Mar 1, 2025

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…

By Rufus Taylor, as told to Billy Amendola
Jan 14, 2022
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