Paul Whittington - Drums / percussion
Inspired by the likes of Ian Paice, Simon Kirk, Bill Bruford, Alan White, Simon Phillips, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Lenny White, John Bonham, Steve Ferrone, Dave Weckl, Billy Cobham and then . . . he ended up playing like himself . . oh well :-(
Paul started playing jazz at the age of 10 driven by his father playing a mean jazz piano learning the fine art of brush and stick rudiments which he’s now forgotten :-) With the release of Deep Purples ‘Made in Japan’ in 1973 the brushes went back in the cupboard and the rest is history feeling more comfortable with the more technical side of AOR.
In the past Paul was the driving force behind many top Bristol based bands now providing a steady hand to XTR always ready to dip into the ‘bag of chops’ and deliver with as much punch as required !