Rufus Tiger Taylor is an English musician, best known as the drummer for The Darkness since May 2015, and as a touring drummer for the Queen + Adam Lambert stage show.
Background
He is the son of Queen drummer Roger Taylor. Taylor was born on 8 March 1991 in London, to Queen drummer Roger Taylor and his longtime girlfriend Debbie Leng. According to his father, Rufus" unusual middle name "Tiger" was chosen by the late Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury.
Taylor claims that growing up with drums made him decide that he wanted to follow in his father"s footsteps, as he was uninterested academically, dropping out of school at the age of 16 in favour of a ski instruction course with Formula One driver Damon Hill.
Career
2008-2015: Session drummer, Queen + Adam Lambert
In 2009, he played with famed Queen touring musician Spike Edney as part of his SAS (Spike"s All-Stars) band. He then toured with the Queen musical stage show, We Will Rock You, and worked again alongside Brian May as well as his father with Kerry Ellis on her album Anthems, contributing some drum tracks. In 2011, Taylor would perform alongside his father, when he joined the Queen + Adam Lambert collaboration as a touring musician, providing drums and percussion for the stage show.
Taylor has toured with Queen + Adam Lambert from 2011 to 2015, for both of their world tours.
2015–present: The Darkness
In May 2015, following the departure of Emily Dolan Davies, Taylor became the drummer for English rock band The Darkness, with guitarist Dan Hawkins confirming the news on a United Kingdom radio show. Taylor has toured with the band on their "Blast Of Our Kind" world tour, which will continue in October 2015.
Until then, Taylor is touring with Queen + Adam Lambert on their South American tour, including their performance at 2015"s Rock in Rio festival.