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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

Interviews
Drummer First screengrab
"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

Documentary
Phil Collins and a drunk U2
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

Bands & Artists
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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

Interviews
Genesis
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

Albums
Ozzy Osbourne onstage in 2002, next to a picture of Queen Elizabeth II
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

Interviews
Mo Foster
Bassist Mo Foster, who played on over 400 albums and singles, dead at 78

By Martin Kielty Published

Foster worked with Phil Collins, Jeff Beck and many others in a live and studio career spanning seven decades

Albums
Genesis
Watch earliest known footage of Genesis with Phil Collins as lead singer

By Jerry Ewing Published

Genesis played at Toronto's Maple Leaf Hall on March 31, 1976, their fifth ever show with Phil Collins as lead singer

Bands & Artists
Genesis in 1973
Genesis announce five disc BBC box set featuring previously unreleased material

By Jerry Ewing Published

Genesis BBC Broadcasts will be released as 53-track 5-CD and 24-track triple-LP sets in March

Bands & Artists
Phil Collins and Robert Plant in 1983
Robert Plant salutes Phil Collins for helping him kiss Led Zeppelin goodbye: "Zeppelin was a lot to live up to"

By Paul Brannigan Published

Robert Plant credits Phil Collins for helping him launch his post-Zeppelin solo career: "He was taking no prisoners"

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