"Phil the Shill", Miami Vice, S2, E11
Posted on 02/21/2025 12:27:53 PM PST by nickcarraway
Phil Collins’ health is deteriorating. “I keep thinking I should go downstairs to the studio and see what happens,” the retired Genesis musician, 74, told Mojo magazine earlier this week. “But I’m not hungry for it anymore. The thing is, I’ve been sick, I mean very sick…”
The group performed their last concert in March 2022 as part of their “The Last Domino?” Tour. Although Collins’ former bandmate Peter Gabriel didn’t participate in the gig, he still attended the London show and observed the performance from afar. “Phil wasn’t in as great a shape as he used to be, but they did a great job,” Gabriel admitted. “Me going was a rite of passage, really. I’d been part of the creation of Genesis, so I wanted to be there at the end.”
Collins sang while sitting in a chair as his son Nic Collins, 23, took over for him on the drums. Seven months later, the duo spoke about their line of work and the struggles that accompany it in the documentary “Phil Collins: Drummer First,” which debuted on YouTube in December 2022.
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You know what? everyone gets old it’s a process
Roger Waters. He’s obnoxious at home too, kicked son Harry out of band.
Plus the way he treated Rick Wright.
Indeed. The guy in eggs/pancake skit reminds me of a British Anthony Michael Hall.
I am still amazed Zappa managed to perform I’m The Slime live on Saturday Night Live 45+ years ago. He nailed it that long ago.
Here are a couple tracks written by Phil Collins (with Brand X):
Why Should I Lend You Mine (When You’ve Broken Yours Off Already)
https://youtu.be/GPmN2l_U9So?si=gC4S0AQ-xRZKtiNM
Maybe I’ll Lend You Mine After All
https://youtu.be/no9Av2AhAgM?si=s5DPlQXh8rlnU_Iw
Rd later.
He’s had a vocalist for years doing the vocals, he’s ok, but of course, you can’t beat the original.
I am still amazed Zappa managed to perform I’m The Slime live on Saturday Night Live 45+ years ago. He nailed it that long ago.
Getting Don Pardo to do his part was brilliant. “Take it away, Frank!”
"Phil the Shill", Miami Vice, S2, E11
The Phil Collins character in that episode was named ‘Phil Mayhew’, which was a nod to John Mayhew, the drummer he replaced in Genesis.
Creative people tend to be emotive and not facts digging oriented not to mention pressure from peers and agents and publicists and studio execs and so on
We spoke on that a few times. Like so many Americans the most fortunate and gifted have a tendency to disrespect the republic, public and God who blessed them.
I've read a few times that Phil Collins is the world's wealthiest living musician. I'm sure he'd gladly trade that for decent health these days.
But, after he left Genesis, Gabriel stopped doing all that too.
I think after one member left, others stepped in. I think they had other interests besides prog rock, so it evolved. Collins was obviously very influenced by soul music, which made it's way into his solo, and somewhat his Genesis songs.
The last album was comprised of 15 Motown songs, two Dusty Springfield songs written by Goffin/King, and one Ronettes song.
I think the rest of Genesis was sick of Gabriel’s excessive stagecraft, dressing up as flowers and such.
A flower?
Yes, he used to get dressed in costumes and perform.
In fact, when Genesis released their Archives of some of the Gabriel-era live shows, in the 1990s, Peter actually had to go in and re-record some of the vocals, because the costumes muzzled the original vocals.
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