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Phil Collins: “I don’t have many rock’n’roll stories; that was always someone else’s job”
By Dave Everley published
He may not always have been life and soul of the party, but he’s been the heartbeat behind songs across a huge range of genres – to his lasting pride

"If I wake up one day and I can hold a pair of drumsticks then I will have a crack at it": Watch the trailer for the new documentary about the drumming life of Phil Collins
By Fraser Lewry published
The Phil Collins documentary Drummer First will premiere later this month

Watch a drunk U2 taunt Phil Collins
By Niall Doherty published
The Genesis frontman was tasked with presenting to an inebriated Bono & co. in 1992 and they were in a cheeky mood

“We’d gone out on a limb”: Genesis genuinely feared that Foxtrot might fail
By Chris Roberts published
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

Phil Collins: My role as Genesis’ class clown and their only contact with the outside world
By Mark Blake published
How the “junior member” broke into the band’s songwriting clique, his embarrassment over his solo success, and how the Sex Pistols influenced his choice of record label

Genesis studio albums to be reissued on heavyweight vinyl
By Jerry Ewing published
All Genesis studio albums from Trespass to Calling All Stations will be reissued in August and September

“All things come to an end”: Chester Thompson’s career in and out of Genesis
By Mike Barnes published
American drummer recalls his life and times with Frank Zappa, Weather Report, Phil Collins, Unitopia and even the Bee Gees

Watch Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Phil Collins serenade the Queen with Black Sabbath’s Paranoid in 2002
By Matt Mills published
In 2002, The Prince Of Darkness cleaned up his act for one night only, performing a Black Sabbath classic to help mark Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee

“I just didn’t feel I could pull off the things Peter Gabriel did. I said: ‘I’ll give it a go but don’t expect me to wear costumes!’” Phil Collins’ first show as Genesis frontman
By Chris Roberts published
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
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