Genesis

He talks about their early character clashes, the studio trick he learned from Brian Eno, recording versus playing live, and why he got the blame as the band became more musically streamlined

2022 album Surrender Of Silence emphasised his desire to keep challenging himself and his listeners – but some followers felt he’d gone too far with one particular song

He remembers his first drum, being a keen footballer but not a good one, how he got his audition with the band that made his name, and what he really thought of acting

In a time when producers were rarely remembered, the Buggles co-creator established himself as a big name in music

Discover his thoughts on three-fingered guitar playing, a rock icon asking for his autograph, hot chillis, abandoned rabbit suits, never learning to drive, retirement, the 70s codpiece – and why he took up flute in the first place

Barely planned, recorded in fits and starts and complete with one of King Crimson’s Mellotron, their 1972 album was, they believe, the moment they began to be taken seriously

It may have caused conflict, but his insistence on sticking with his artistic vision paid off in countless ways

It took the revamped band months of worry off stage but just half an hour of fun on stage to secure their future in 1976