“Peter Gabriel got all the credibility, and I got the money – ha!” Phil Collins on his role as Genesis’ class clown and their only contact with the outside world

Phil Collins.

In 2015 Phil Collins announced his return from retirement. Naturally that sparked an explosion of speculation on whether Genesis might return too. The following year, with his eight solo albums being reissued and a memoir on the way, Collins happily chatted to Prog about his highs and lows with the band, and his thoughts on a reunion, which finally took place in 2021-22.

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