Phil Mogg

Phillip John Mogg (born 15 April 1948, Wood Green, London) is an English singer and the lead vocalist for English rock band UFO, which he co-founded with longtime friends Pete Way, Andy Parker and Mick Bolton.

Musical career
Formed in 1968, UFO first gained notice as a space rock group with a series of recordings on Beacon/Decca Records. After guitarist Michael Schenker joined in 1973, they signed to Chrysalis Records, and changed their musical style from space rock to hard rock and heavy metal, but found only modest commercial success. However, UFO are often cited as one of the key influences on the hard rock and heavy metal scenes of the 1980s and 1990s, including bands such as Metallica, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Guns N' Roses, Def Leppard, Slayer, Megadeth, Testament, Overkill, Anthrax, Alice in Chains, Tesla and Dio. Mogg wrote the majority of UFO's lyrics, with the music being written by Way, Schenker, and later, Paul Raymond, although Schenker left the band in 1978 to launch his solo band. Mogg is the only member of UFO to appear on all of the band's albums and remains their only permanent member.

In 1997, during UFO's hiatus, Mogg and Way, under the moniker Mogg/Way, released a couple of albums, Edge of the World and Chocolate Box. In 2002, he was in a side project, $ign of 4, featuring Cosmosquad members Shane Gaalaas on drums and Jeff Kollman on guitar, respectively. Kollman had earlier been the guitarist and co-writer on Mogg/Way's Chocolate Box.

In late 2003, having regained the rights to the UFO name from Schenker, Mogg spoke with Pete Way and Paul Raymond, and ended up having a reunion tour which later brought the band back for good, with newly hired American guitarist Vinnie Moore. UFO have since released six more albums, the latest being the 2017 covers album The Salentino Cuts.

UFO announced their "Last Orders: 50th Anniversary" farewell tour in 2019. The band was to tour the United Kingdom from March to April, Europe from June to August, and finally the United States from October to November. The final gig was to be the rock legends cruise, a five-day event in early 2020. Mogg confirmed he was retiring after the tour as a member of UFO, but did not rule out other musical ventures. The final tour is rescheduled to 2022.

Personal life
Phil Mogg was a junior boxing champion in North London before his music career. He is married to Emma Mogg, a former page three girl since 2006 and currently resides in Brighton, East Sussex. He is the uncle of Nigel Mogg, former bassist of The Quireboys.

Discography

UFO

Studio
 UFO 1 (1970) Uncharted
 Flying (1971) Uncharted
 Phenomenon (1974) Uncharted
 Force It (1975) Chart Position 71 (US)
 No Heavy Petting (1976) Chart Position 167 (US)
 Lights Out (1977) Chart Position 51 (UK), 23 (US)
 Obsession (1978) Chart Position 26 (UK), 41 (US)
 No Place to Run (1980) Chart Position 11 (UK), 51 (US)
 The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent (1981) Chart Position 19 (UK), 77 (US)
 Mechanix (1982) Chart Position 8 (UK), 82 (US)
 Making Contact (1983) Chart Position 32 (UK), 153 (US)
 Misdemeanor (1985) Chart Position 74 (UK), 106 (US)
 Ain't Misbehavin' (EP) (1988) Uncharted
 High Stakes & Dangerous Men (1992) Uncharted
 Walk on Water (1995) Uncharted
 Covenant (2000) Uncharted
 Sharks (2002) Uncharted
 You Are Here (2004) Uncharted 
 The Monkey Puzzle (2006)
 The Visitor (2009)
 Seven Deadly (2012)
 A Conspiracy of Stars (2015)
 The Salentino Cuts (2017)

Live
 Live (1972) Uncharted
 Live in Concert (1974)
 Strangers in the Night (1979) Chart Position 42 (US), 8 (UK)
 Lights Out in Tokyo (1992)
 Live in Japan (1992)
 T.N.T. (1993)
 Heaven's Gate (1995)
 Showtime (2005)

Others
 On with the Action (1998)
 Live in Texas (2000)
 Regenerator - Live 1982 (2001)
 Space Metal (1976)
 Anthology (1986)
 The Essential UFO (1992)
 Best of UFO: Gold Collection (1996)
 X-Factor: Out There & Back (1997)
 Flying : The Early Years 1970-1973 (2004)
 An Introduction To UFO CD (2006)
 The Best of the Rest  (1988)

Mogg/Way
 Edge of the World (1997)
 Chocolate Box (1999)

$ign of 4
 Dancing With St. Peter  (2002)

References

1948 births
Living people
People from Wood Green
English male singers
English rock singers
English heavy metal singers
UFO (band) members