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“I went over to the piano and started fooling around with the riff and in 20 minutes this song almost wrote itself. We were all dancing around the studio and loving what we were hearing”: The story of Phil Collins and Philip Bailey’s classic ’80s hit

“We ended up using the demo because it had an energy and a sound”

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Quote of the day by Phil Collins: 'That's the trouble with wishing you were somebody else. As much as you...' - inspirational quote by Grammy-winning singer of Another Day in Paradise teaches life lessons on self-acceptance, why you must not compare yourself to other and focus on your own life

Quote of the day by Phil Collins: Phil Collins' quote highlights the futility of wishing to be another person. Constantly comparing ourselves to others distracts from our own unique potential. Accepting our identity and focusing on our abilities offers a more meaningful path. This perspective encourages personal growth and self-discovery.

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Phil Collins shares previously unreleased live version of You Know What I Mean and announces deluxe vinyl box set of Face Value

Phil Collins' Face Value’ celebrates 45 Years with four-LP deluxe vinyl box set and a new Dolby Atmos mix from Steven Wilson, out in September

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"The nurse gave me a note that said, 'If you have a drink, you will die.' I had a glass of wine." Phil Collins opens up about his past struggles with alcohol addiction, and reveals how Eric Clapton offered help in his darkest hours

"I was very close to dying"

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Phil Collins addresses Noel Gallagher's 'antichrist' jibe

Phil Collins is ready to meet Oasis at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction after the Oasis rocker previously branded him the "antichrist of music".

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“I’ve thought this through... I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt here, and assuming he doesn’t really think I’m the antichrist”: Phil Collins thinks he might know why Noel Gallagher called him “the antichrist of music” back in the ‘90s

Could a scary experience at a Genesis gig have inspired the insult?

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“They say it all went wrong when I started singing. But really, we all changed. It was a metamorphosis. I think we got better”: Genesis’ evolutionary A Trick Of The Tail, track by track

50 years ago, as Phil Collins took over from Peter Gabriel, the always-divisive band had fans to appease and debts to pay. This is how they did it

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"We kept writing songs, trying to ignore the fact they'd be a bit boring without a singer." From trauma to triumph: The story of Genesis's A Trick Of The Tale

After Peter Gabriel left Genesis, many thought it signalled the end of the band. But Phil Collins stepped up to the mic, and the triumphant result was one of their greatest albums

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'I'm far less self-conscious': Paul Dempsey loads up on Cher, Phil Collins

The Something For Kate frontman is finding freedom in the joy of singing covers.

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"If you watch the video, you can see Jimmy dribbling onstage, Robert not hitting the notes, and me miming, playing the air." Phil Collins' memories of Led Zeppelin's "dark, sulphurous" Live Aid reunion are brutal, and spare no-one

The prospect of Led Zeppelin reforming to play Live Aid, the biggest music event of the 1980s, sparked great excitement. But their return to the stage on July 13, 1985 did not work out as anyone had planned

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“It’s fine to become a technical monster, but if you can’t come up with a good bassline it’s useless”: Lee Sklar shares his secrets for finding the perfect groove in the studio

Sklar has played on over 2,500 albums – not bad for someone who claims, “I never had any intention of becoming a studio player”

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“If I’d been sacked, or left over musical differences, I’d have felt a right flunker”: Genesis ex Anthony Phillips on why he really quit – and why he’s not their version of The Beatles’ Pete Best

Amiable co-founder of the prog giants reflects on leaving before the band became huge, and explains why he wishes he’d met his replacement Steve Hackett sooner

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"Everything health-wise caught up with me at the same time. Whatever could go wrong did go wrong." Phil Collins is feeling a lot better, but won't be performing at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction

"They asked me if I would perform. I said, No."

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Phil Collins reveals he would ‘contemplate’ touring again despite years of health woes

The Genesis veteran has revealed he is still considering returning to songwriting despite serious health struggles that forced him to retire from touring and live drumming.

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Phil Collins rules out Hall of Fame performance

Phil Collins has ruled out performing at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction later this year - but would consider touring again.

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Phil Collins teases new music as he opens up on health issues

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Phil Collins issues health update as music legend teases performing live again

The music legend has kept a low profile amid his health complications

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Phil Collins says he cannot see himself performing live again

The former Genesis frontman has not performed since 2022.

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Emily in Paris ending after six seasons, Netflix says

The hit Netflix series Emily in Paris, starring Lily Collins, is to end after six seasons.

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“The Black Album, Sad But True – the really bright ‘90s large like a motorcycle metal kind of sound – that came from, or might have been inspired by, Livin’ on a Prayer”: Charlie Puth joins the dots between Metallica, Bon Jovi… and Phil Collins

“The cool thing about music is that you can trace everything back to something,” he says

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“I didn't think I needed a drum machine, so I gave mine to one of the road crew”: Phil Collins reveals that he gave his brand-new Roland CR-78 to a roadie, then got it back and created "the record that people think of when they think of me”

“It was very basic. It was really a cocktail drum machine, you know, for people that play piano in bars”

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“Some of the public found Genesis with Peter Gabriel a bit too strange. But there was a lot of fear about whether we could carry on without him”: How Phil Collins became the singing drummer and led Genesis from despair to superstardom

“In the end, my wife said, ‘Why don’t you do it, Phil?’”

Guitar World

“We bounced around the idea of having everyone from Joe Cocker to Phil Collins to Mike Rutherford sing”: Out went David Lee Roth and Frankenstein, in came Sammy Hagar and Kramer –the story of Van Halen’s rebirth

It was the end of an era. Roth’s exit, Frankenstein's last hurrah. But it was the start of a new one as Eddie Van Halen got experimental on 1986's blockbuster, 5150

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Liam Gallagher’s mother swearily urged him to attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony

After Oasis were finally inducted, Liam Gallagher’s mother Peggy swearily urged him to attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony with his brother Noel.

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“Music’s highest honor”: 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees announced – and there’s a long overdue nod to some British heavyweights

Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, and Oasis have all received inductions, but Jeff Buckley and Melissa Etheridge were notably snubbed

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