Phil Collins 'Not Dead Yet'

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   Good to hear, I plan on picking it up at some point this year. Trying to get through some other books atm though.

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BunBun Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 20 2014 Location: MN Status: Offline Points: 318	Posted: January 15 2017 at 09:41
	Good to hear, I plan on picking it up at some point this year. Trying to get through some other books atm though.

Darious Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 30 2014 Location: Poole, UK Status: Offline Points: 246	Posted: January 14 2017 at 12:45
	I saw this book at Tesco's the other day, had a look through it, and I quickly realised that I need to read it in a wholly. It does look like a nice piece of work, well worth a read
	Writing about truth is a little bit like getting your dick out in public and hoping no one laughs (Steve Hogarth)

Flight123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 01 2010 Location: Sohar, Oman Status: Offline Points: 1399	Posted: January 14 2017 at 12:06
	The wife got me this for Christmas. There is a lot of personal stuff here but of interest to PA readers will be the reminisces about Genesis. Collins does not add much new material (read 'Chapter and Verse' for that), although there is a bit more detail, for instance, on the day he auditioned for Genesis and how chuffed he was to get the gig. It certainly disabuses the notion that he was responsible for the band's shift to pop. Apparently, on two occasions he proposed that they become an instrumental group after Gabriel departed. Imagine that! The band did meet in 2005 to discuss resurrecting the Lamb, but it came to nought. I get the feeling that Collins has been demonised too much in the past; he set about being a professional drummer with single-minded determination and you can't knock him for that. He also explains why he is was not responsible for the Led Zeppelin 'Live Aid' debacle. Go on - have a read - you know you want to!