12 Facts About Phil Thornalley

Phil Thornalley produced the album Pornography by The Cure and was later their bass player.

Phil Thornalley began releasing his own music in 1988 and briefly joined the band Johnny Hates Jazz.

Phil Thornalley began working as a recording engineer in 1978 at RAK Studios in London for producers Mickie Most, Steve Lillywhite and Alex Sadkin.

Since the Cure lacked an official bassist at the time, Thornalley joined the band for a short tour of the US and some television appearances, and in 1984 he appeared in videos for songs from the band's album The Top though he did not play on the studio recordings due to being involved with producing and mixing other artists.

Phil Thornalley was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical in 1984 for Into the Gap by the Thompson Twins and released his first solo album, Swamp, in 1988.

Since leaving Johnny Hates Jazz, Phil Thornalley has focused mostly on songwriting and producing for other artists.

In 1991, Phil Thornalley co-wrote, with Scott Cutler and Anne Preven, the song "Torn" which later appeared on the 1995 debut album by American alternative rock band Ednaswap.

In 1997, Phil Thornalley was hired to produce some songs for Natalie Imbruglia, and her cover of "Torn" became an international hit and is often listed as one of the best pop songs of its era.

Phil Thornalley has served as an engineer or producer for a wide variety of artists including Duran Duran, XTC, Sting, Edwyn Collins, Prefab Sprout, Junior Giscombe, John Martyn, Ash, Kiki Dee, Kim Wilde, Wax, and Cyndi Lauper.

In 2016, Phil Thornalley joined the touring band for Bryan Adams as bassist and wrote songs for the albums Get Up and Shine a Light.

Phil Thornalley's influences are Todd Rundgren, The Beatles, and Pink Floyd.

Phil Thornalley's son Joseph is a producer who releases music under the name Vegyn.