Phil Jamieson

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Phil Jamieson is an Australian musician from Wauchope, NSW. He attended Wauchope High School and deleveloped his love of music there. During his school years he had a band with his sister, Fiona, called "Dancing With Daisies In a Meadow Full of Corruption". This band won the Hastings Battle of the bands competition. Phil is best known as the frontman of alternative band Grinspoon. The band was the first band ever "unearthed" by the ABC Youth Radio Network Triple J. The first single was called "Sickfest" Grinspoon has been together for almost twelve years, recently releasing a "best of" album.

In early 2005 Phil performed guest vocals on the track "Sayonara" by the Deck Dogz. In 2005 Phil also won best male performer in the Jack Awards and together with Grinspoon won their first ARIA.

On Thursday 23 June 2005, Phil and his partner Julie became the proud parents of a little girl, Lyla.

Recently, he was a guest vocalist on part three ("I'm Losing You") of supergroup The Wrights' cover of Stevie Wright's (lead singer of The Easybeats) classic "Evie" (Parts 1, 2 and 3). The first part was first performed at the 2004 ARIA awards. The supergroup features members of many other Australian rock bands.

Jamieson brought the sounds of Grinspoon to millions on the world stage in March 2006, playing live at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the closing ceremony of the Melbourne 2006 XVIII Commonwealth Games.

In 2006, he began working on a side project, The Lost Gospel. The Lost Gospel album, "According To", was released in August, 2006. He recently played to his home town on February 8th at Port Macquarie's Altitude Nite Club and appeared on ABC Radio Mid North Coast's afternoon show that day as well as taking the opportunity to catch up with his mother and father.

Phil's father Wil Jamieson is the minister at the Wauchope Baptist Church.

On Saturday 17th of February, almost 8 days after the gig in Port Macquarie, many of the nations capital city news papers carried front page news that Phil, was addicted the dangerous drug ICE and had voluntarily (at the urging of friends and family) admitted himself to Sydney's Odyssey House detoxification Unit.

His wife and family became increasingly concerned about his erratic behavior and those close to him said they could barely recognize him after late nights on the highly addictive drug. Odyssey House is believe to be treating what seems to be an "ice epidemic". "We are getting hundreds of people coming through," a spokes person said. "We've got 19-year-olds in here who can't even say their own names."

The centre's website says more than 65 per cent of people who have treatment complete it successfully.

Family, friends, fans and officials in the music industry are said to be very supportive of Phil's move to rehabilitate himself off drugs. Phil Jamieson is the drug's most high-profile Australian victim.