Phil Collinsactually Philip David Charles Collins, was born on January 30, 1951, in Chiswick, England. From 1970 he was a drummer of the legendary group Genesisi.e. one of the most famous bands in the history of rock music. After the vocalist’s departure Peter GabrielCollins took over his duties – he was chosen from over 400 candidates. At that time, the Genesis group released its most popular rings, which to this day are considered groundbreaking and cult – “… and then there were three …” and “Duke“.
Phil Collins honestly about creating new music. “I don’t feel like it anymore”
Phil Collins in a recent interview that he was considering recording new music, but he couldn’t do it because he was “very sick”. The artist shared with “Mojo” an update of health as part of the cover edition of the British magazine on the Genesis team, which coincided with the release of the new box set “Lamb Lies Down on Broadway”. In the article contained there, the musician admits that he wanted to try to record new music.
Collins explained that both his health and the weakening desire to create prevented him from recording new music. “I still think that I should go downstairs to the studio and see what will happen,” said the rock legend. “But I don’t feel like it anymore. The thing I was sick, I mean … very sick …” – confessed the musician.
Phil Collins from Genesis: “I’m not a vocalist who plays a bit on drums”
Document “Phil Collins: Drummer First“It is a collection of interviews that were conducted from October 18 to 21, 2022. Conversations focus on personal stories and rare stories, which, thanks to their concentration on heritage, can inspire subsequent generations.
It was on March 26, 2022 that at the legendary O2 Arena, Phil Collins played his last concert with the Genesis group in London. In this way, the musician ended his outstanding career, but in the same year, together with his son, he decided to take part in a series of interviews. The document focuses on refreshing the most popular moments in the history of the existence of the Genesis group. He also takes up the topic of Collins’ youth and reveals the secrets of music related to seeking inspiration.
Brandon Tews He is the director of the project, and he also dealt with its production. The creator of “Phil Collins: Drummer First” spent several months with the drummer and his son in their home in Switzerland, thanks to which many interviews were created, in which the musician himself sheds new light on his career and memories of her accompanying. Interestingly, the artist’s son actively participated in working on the document, Nothing Collinswho accompanied the father during the talks and even conducted several of them.
“Who is Phil? This is a good question, a very good question. Phil Collins has its unique style of playing drums that cannot be fake. When you hear the first sounds, you know that he is him” – he admitted in the document Chad smithdrummer Red Hot Chili Peppers.
“It can just just go out on stage and sing,” he revealed Tony Palermodrummer Papa Roachwhose words he confirmed in the document Gregg Bissonette: “(Phil) has a great voice.”
Phil Collins told in the project about curiosities from the stage, shared the story of infatuation in drum chopsticks and revealed what he felt when he told his parents that he wanted to be a drummer. “I don’t like listening too much when I sing, but I like myself when I play drums. (…) I’m not a vocalist who plays a bit on drums. I’m a drummer who sings a bit” – said the musician.
Phil Collins supervised his team. He gave them a reprimand
As it turns out, the atmosphere in the Genesis team was not always colorful. The document revealed that Phil, after the concerts played, took the cassettes at which the sound from the event was recorded, after which he thoroughly questioned and analyzed it. Then he tossed his colleagues from the team, where he explained what they could do better. In time he stopped, because, as he confessed in “primarily the drummer”, he understood that he simply does not fall out.
“Genesis was usually a joyful band,” Collins revealed, then reminded that before one of the performances the street traffic jam was so long that the musician did not make it for part of the concert. His son, nothing, wanted to make a certain party of the show, but his father promised him that he would play her privately.