“It was confusing to me, even when I did the record. I didn’t know that I was playing it in the wrong place”: Guitarist Daryl Stuermer on why Phil Collins had to set him straight when they were recording In The Air Tonight

Phil Collins and Daryl Stuermer.

Phil Collins’ In The Air Tonight might be best-remembered for that drum fill, but Daryl Stuermer’s guitar parts are also pretty notable.

Stuermer was one of Collins’ key sidemen - both on his solo projects and, from 1978 onwards, as part of the Genesis live band - and recently sat down with Vertex Effects to discuss some of his most successful recordings with the drummer and frontman, starting with that strikingly odd 1981 single.