13 Facts About Kliph Scurlock

Clifton Thomas "Kliph" Scurlock was born on June 16,1973 and is an American musician.

Kliph Scurlock was the drummer and percussionist for alternative rock band The Flaming Lips from 2002 to 2014.

Scurlock was born in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Roger W Scurlock was born on ca.

Linda Scurlock was in the first all-female mariachi band, Mariachi Estrella.

Kliph Scurlock gave him his first Beatles album, which was on 8-track tape.

At age 16, Kliph Scurlock bought a Ringo Starr series 1964 Ludwig Silver Sparkle Drum Set.

Kliph Scurlock quit Slackjaw in 1993 and played in a lot of other bands, including Kill Creek, Sleeztax, Panel Donor, the Rohypnol Rangers, and Contortion Horse.

In March 1999, Kliph Scurlock was hired as a roadie for the Flaming Lips while the band was on tour to promote their album The Soft Bulletin.

Kliph Scurlock remained with them on their next tour while they served as Beck's backing band in 2002.

Kliph Scurlock was chosen to play the drums on that tour, to enable another band member, multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd, to play lead guitar.

Kliph Scurlock then became the Flaming Lips' touring drummer so Drozd could continue playing guitar and keyboards live.

However, upon the release of the Flaming Lips album Embryonic in October 2009, Kliph Scurlock was formally recognized in the liner notes as a full-fledged member of the band.

Kliph Scurlock has played with the band Gulp, fronted by SFA bassist Guto Pryce, and was part of SFA's stage crew during their May 2015 gigs.