associated_acts years_active birth_place background instrument birth_date genre article_title name occupation
alice shaw , cinderella cooper , winger , steve perry , tommy 1980 -- present san francisco , california , united states non_vocal_instrumentalist keyboards , guitar , vocals 4 june 1960 glam metal , progressive metal paul taylor -lrb- winger -rrb-
 paul taylor musician , keyboardist , guitarist , vocalist
paul taylor -lrb- winger -rrb-

paul taylor -lrb- born june 4 , 1960 , san francisco , california -rrb- , formerly credited as paul horowitz , is an american musician , who is best known as the keyboardist/guitarist with the late 1980s and early 1990s rock band , winger -lrb- 1987 -- 1992 , 2001 -- 2003 , 2013 -- 2014 -rrb- .
although he is perhaps most frequently associated with winger , taylor has also played with numerous other prominent musicians , including future sammy hagar and boston guitarist gary pihl -lrb- in his early days -rrb- , eric martin -lrb- solo artist and future mr. big frontman -rrb- , aldo nova , steve perry of journey , alice cooper and tommy shaw .
taylor experienced his first mainstream success in the early 1980s as the touring keyboardist in canadian musician aldo nova 's backing band , and he appears in the music video for nova 's biggest hit , `` fantasy . ''
prior to forming winger , taylor and kip winger were both playing with alice cooper 's backing band on the tours for cooper 's mid-80s albums , `` constrictor '' -lrb- 1986 -rrb- and `` raise your fist and yell '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- .
during this time , the two began composing songs together and , while on break from touring , recorded what would become the first winger demos .
whereas kip left alice 's band prior to the european leg of the 1987 tour , paul remained on board for the european dates .
however , in the midst of touring europe , paul received a call from kip , who had been working with future winger lead guitarist reb beach recording more demos in new york , informing him that he had gotten a record deal .
after the european tour was finished , paul flew straight back to new york , and the winger project -lrb- initially known as `` sahara '' -rrb- began rehearsing and recording their debut album .
taylor remained in winger throughout the band 's most successful period , which included the two smash albums , `` winger '' and `` in the heart of the young '' .
however , after the tour supporting the latter album ended in 1991 , taylor left the band in early 1992 , citing exhaustion and a desire to write and get involved with other projects .
throughout the 1990s , taylor immersed himself in numerous other projects , perhaps the most prolific of which was recording and touring with steve perry for his 1994 solo album .
in 1998 , he returned to the alice cooper band -lrb- this time , alongside fellow former winger guitarist reb beach -rrb- , and once that tour ended , he embarked on a brief tour with tommy shaw .
winger reunited in 2001 to record new material for a `` greatest hits '' album .
although it is unclear whether taylor participated in these recording sessions , he did later join the band on the supporting tour .
though paul was asked by kip winger to rejoin the band again to work on their 2006 reunion album , he declined because he was already involved with other projects .
more recently , taylor has become involved in composing music for television series programs and has also been pursuing his passion for photography .
he also spent the summer months of 2012 touring with cinderella throughout the u.s. playing keyboards for them .
he returned to winger during mid-2013 and performed with them on select tour dates up through early 2014 and appeared in the queen babylon released in late 2014 .
