Rat Scabies 1603146 221802514 2008-06-26T04:36:48Z Rajah 107598 +cat. <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Rat5.jpg|200 px|thumb|Scabies at the time of the release of The Damned single ''New Rose'', October 1976 {{deletable image-caption|1=Monday, 31 December 2007}}]] --> '''Christopher Miller''' (born [[July 30]], [[1957]]), better known by the [[stage name]] '''Rat Scabies''', is a [[musician]] best known for his tenure as the drummer for [[The Damned]]. Miller was born in [[Kingston upon Thames]], [[Surrey]]. He played drums with Tor and [[London SS]] before founding The Damned with [[Brian James (musician)|Brian James]]. His solo work outside The Damned includes a cover version of [[Bob Dylan]]'s "This Wheel's On Fire", credited to "Rat & The Whale".<ref>[http://dylancoveralbums.com/ttt.html#thiswheel Dylan Covers]</ref> Recently he has worked and played with [[Flipron]] after a short spell with [[Donovan]], Dave Catching (EODM) Chris Goss, and Glass Heroes. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/03_march/03/ancient.shtml BBC - Press Office - Pretty Ancient<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Miller currently lives with his wife Viv and their three children in [[Brentford]], and is the central character of the book ''[[Rat Scabies And The Holy Grail]]'', written by former music journalist [[Christopher Dawes]]. The book was published in [[May 2005]] and is billed as "A road trip, a rich historical yarn, and testimony to the odd nature of a great many friendships". [[Category:The_Damned_members]] [[Category:English punk rock drummers]] [[Category:People from Surrey]] [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[es:Rat Scabies]] [[it:Rat Scabies]] [[fi:Rat Scabies]]