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Phil Collins may be working on new music for the first time in over two decades.The Genesis frontman hasn’t released an album of original music since Disney’s Brother Bear soundtrack in 2003. One year prior to that, he released his last solo studio album ‘Testify’.Now it seems that new music may be on the horizon.

Spitting Image, has died following an accident abroad, his agent has shared in a statement.As well as producing eight series of the beloved TV show, Dare enjoyed a long career making comedy shows such as The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Dead Ringers, and I’ve Never Seen Star Wars.“We are shocked and greatly saddened to have to announce the death of our brilliant client Bill Dare, who died at the weekend following an accident overseas,’ his representatives, JFL Agency, shared. “Our thoughts are with his wife Lucy, daughter Rebecca, and with all of Bill’s family and friends who will be devastated by his loss.

Phil Collins has said he is “not hungry enough” to make any new music.The soloist and former Genesis singer/drummer hasn’t released an album of original music since Disney’s Brother Bear soundtrack in 2003. His seventh and latest solo record, ‘Testify’, arrived the previous year.

Phil Collins has reunited with his classic Gretsch drum kit and tested it out for the first time in over a decade.In a newly released video by Drumeo, the 73-year-old legendary drummer and former Genesis singer’s son Nic Collins and Drumeo Host Brandon Toews assembled the ‘Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)’ singer’s Gretsch kit which had been in storage for over a decade. “He could have definitely modernised his setup a little bit,” Nic joked while opening up the cases.Upon building the kit, Nic acknowledged how low the kit was set up.

Phil Collins has taken part in a rare interview, and shared a health update with fans.The drum icon and former Genesis member, now aged 73, spoke openly about his health during an interview with Drumeo. The discussion originally took place in 2022, but has only just been shared as part of the new documentary Phil Collins: Drummer First.During the interview, Collins recalled how he is still adjusting to not being able to drum anymore, and said that he’d rather take time away from the kit than be unable to play like he did before.

Phil Collins – check out the video below.Read More: Emily In Paris season four soundtrack: here’s every song playedThe Emily In Paris star spoke about her dad’s music during a recent interview on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.After joking that she attended her first live concert while she was still “in a stomach”, Lily was asked to share her favourite Phil Collins track.“Probably ‘In The Air Tonight’,” she responded in the show’s ‘Clubhouse Jukebox’ segment, singling out Phil’s 1981 debut solo single. “I don’t know, there’s too many.”Cohen then asked the actor if she had a favourite Genesis song, to which she replied: “Ooh, I don’t know…”Lily continued: “The funny thing is that I have these memories as a kid of songs that I don’t know if they’re actually real.“Because they were in my head as I was maybe in the womb.

Genesis, has shared the reason why he “made the right decision” to leave the band.In an interview with Classic Rock, London-born Hackett shared that “there was an aspect of claustrophobia that invaded my time with Genesis,” he continued, “and I had to work outside the band. I think if you’re feeling creative and you’ve got that album or that book or that film inside you, you don’t want to let it fester.

Genesis”. See all the dates below.The shows, titled ‘Looking Back – Living The Years 2025 Tour’, will kick off on March 3 next year in Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall, and run for a total of 30 nights, concluding at London’s Royal Albert Hall on April 14.

Ghost have shared a cover of Genesis‘ ‘Jesus He Knows Me’, announced a covers EP and spoken to NME about new music, the future, and being inspired by personality politicians like Trump.Following the release of their rendition of Genesis’ 1992 hit ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ over Easter, yesterday (Sunday, April 9) the band followed up with the news of a new five-track EP, ‘Phantomime’ – featuring more re-imagined songs from Iron Maiden, Tina Turner, Television, and The Stranglers.As frontman Tobias Forge told NME, ‘Phantomime’ could “cast a glimpse as to where I want to go with the band now”.“That doesn’t mean that all of a sudden we’re going to sound like Television!” he said. “It just means that there are practical things in there that have inspired me to record this EP in a slightly different way than I have done previously.”Speaking about his decision to put ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ as the lead single for ‘Phantomime’, Forge believed the “song is more relevant today than it probably was in 1992”.

Genesis‘ final show as both “bizarre” and “emotional” in a new interview.Speaking to Classic Rock magazine, Rutherford reflected on the band’s last live gig, which took place at London’s O2 Arena on March 26 2022.He said when he looked down at the set list and saw that there were only a handful of songs left to play, he started to feel “emotional.”He continued: “It was nice afterwards when everybody, including Peter [Gabriel] and Richard McPhail [tour manager from the seventies], were together in the dressing room. Apart from that we kept backstage closed off.“But the actual show felt bizarre.

Ghost have shared a cover of Genesis‘ ‘Jesus He Knows Me’, announced a covers EP and spoken to NME about new music, the future, and being inspired by personality politicians like Trump.Following the release of their rendition of Genesis’ 1992 hit ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ over Easter, yesterday (Sunday, April 9) the band followed up with the news of a new five-track EP, ‘Phantomime’ – featuring more re-imagined songs from Iron Maiden, Tina Turner, Television, and The Stranglers.As frontman Tobias Forge told NME, ‘Phantomime’ could “cast a glimpse as to where I want to go with the band now”.“That doesn’t mean that all of a sudden we’re going to sound like Television!” he said. “It just means that there are practical things in there that have inspired me to record this EP in a slightly different way than I have done previously.”Speaking about his decision to put ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ as the lead single for ‘Phantomime’, Forge believed the “song is more relevant today than it probably was in 1992”.

Genesis guitarist and bassist Mike Rutherford has updated fans on the state of Phil Collins’ health.Collins has experienced issues with his health since suffering a spinal injury in 2007, which damaged vertebrae in his upper neck and also left him with nerve damage. The injury has impacted his ability to perform, and at Genesis’ last ever show in March 2022, he performed in a wheelchair.Now, Rutherford has spoken about Collins’ health in an interview on BBC Breakfast to promote his upcoming tour with Mike + The Mechanics, in which Collins’ son Nic will be playing drums.Speaking about Collins’ condition, Rutherford said: “As you know, Phil is a bit… He’s much more immobile than he used to be, which is a shame, but at the tour, he was in good spirits.

Forbes has published its annual breakdown of the highest-paid entertainers, revealing that Taylor Swift, The Rolling Stones and Bad Bunny were among the biggest revenue-raisers in 2022.Swift came ninth on the list, totalling $92million in earnings between the release of her ‘Midnights’ album last October and subsequent ticket sales for her upcoming ‘Eras’ tour. It marks her sixth time on the highest-earners list, having previously topped it in 2019.

Phil Collins and his Genesis bandmates have sold a portion of their songs’ assets to Concord Music Group, including the publishing rights and master recordings for much of Genesis’ music.According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal was valued at more than $300million and will also include master recordings of songs from throughout Collins’ solo career, such as ‘In the Air Tonight’, ‘You’ll Be In My Heart’ and ‘Against All Odds’, and his popular covers of Diane & Annita’s ‘A Groovy Kind Of Love’ and ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ by the Supremes.Genesis recordings within the package will likely include hits such as ‘Invisible Touch’, ‘That’s All’, ‘Land Of Confusion’ and ‘Follow You, Follow Me’. The deal also includes material that Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford released with his group, Mike & the Mechanics.Speaking to WSJ, Concord president Bob Valentine said they were aiming to bring Collins and Genesis’ back catalogue to a younger generation of listeners.

Phil Collins after Genesis performed their final-ever gig together.Over the weekend (March 26), the iconic progressive rock band played a sold-out show at London’s The O2, marking their last performance together as a group and the end of their 55-year career.Lily Collins, who is known for starring in Netflix‘s Emily In Paris, was in attendance at the show, and thanked her father in an Instagram post for “being such an inspiration”.“Tonite marks the end of an era,” she captioned a carousel of pictures and a video clip of the gig. “To have witnessed this last show was truly the memory of a lifetime and an event I shall hold in my heart forever.A post shared by Lily Collins (@lilyjcollins)“Endlessly grateful doesn’t begin to do it justice.

Phil Collins, 71, on social media as the legendary musician played his last show with Genesis. Fans of the Emily In Paris star were able to see a glimpse of the London show backstage after she uploaded some pictures from the O2 Arena.Lily, who boasts a huge 26 million followers on Instagram, hailed the performance as “the memory of a lifetime” as she thanked the rock band for “the memories''.The carousel featured a series of pictures and videos of the show, as well as two snaps of the actress sitting on top of a storage box branded “Genesis”.Lily captioned the post: ‘Tonite marks the end of an era.“To have witnessed this last show was truly the memory of a lifetime and an event I shall hold in my heart forever.“Endlessly grateful doesn’t begin to do it justice.“So much love was left on that O2 stage and an even bigger amount shared between an audience who didn’t want it to end.” (sic)Lily concluded: “Thank you @genesis_band for the memories, thank you dad for being such an inspiration and thank you @nic_collins for making me the proudest sister there is.“50 years of songs later and still generations more to celebrate you long after this tour has finished…”Fans of the musician replied to Lily’s lengthy statement by also gushing over the musician’s legacy.Collinandchase penned: “Your father will always be my forever musician of all!“To the point where my oldest son was named after him!!“So happy I was able to go to his concert in Long Island late last year!! He will always be the BEST!!!”Dino.massimo typed: “Thank you Phil for the last ~30 Years in my Life.“I will carry so many memories with me!”Michaelwoloszynowicz said: “One of the great bands in the world.

Genesis bid farewell last night (March 26) with their final gig together as a group – see footage below.The band – comprised of Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks, along with touring musicians Daryl Stuermer, Nic Collins, Daniel Pearce and Patrick Smyth – bowed out with a sold-out show at London’s O2 Arena.Formed at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, in 1967, last night’s show marks the end of an illustrious 55-year career that sees them remembered as one of music’s most successful acts, selling over 100million albums worldwide.The 1970s line-up featuring Collins on drums, singer Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett is regarded one of progressive rock’s most pioneering groups.Playing 23 tracks in total, Genesis ran through a long list of their biggest hits including ‘I Can’t Dance’, ‘Mama’, ‘Turn It On Again’, ‘No Son Of Mine’ and ‘Invisible Touch’.Before playing ‘Land Of Confusion’, Collins addressed the crowd and announced that it would be Genesis’ final show. As the crowd applauded the band, Collins sat looking pensive, seemingly taking in the fact that it was the last hoorah.

Phil Collins has enjoyed an on-off career with Genesis for 50 years, ever since replacing John Mayhew in 1970.

Though he would relish a return to the drum-kit, he has admitted: "I can barely hold a stick with this hand."He added in resignation: "There are certain physical things that get in the way."Despite his frustrations, he feels fortunate to still be alive after battling a myriad of horrific health problems which left him close to death.He injured a vertebrae in his neck, and suffered crippling nerve damage and acute pancreatitis to name just a few of his ailments.Yet it was the split from his wife, Orianne Cevy, which he feels caused him the greatest suffering of all.In fact, several years ago, he turned to alcohol dependency to help him get through the emotional turmoil."Within months you're drinking vodka from the fridge in the morning and

Genesis have rescheduled their three shows at The O2 in London to next spring – check out the new dates below.Earlier this month, the band were forced to postpone their final four UK reunion tour dates due to a positive COVID test.The cancellations came after the band have been travelling across the UK for their ‘The Last Domino?’ tour, which kicked off in Birmingham last month and marked their first shows in 14 years.With a US leg of the tour kicking off next month, the band will then return to London on March 24, 25 and 26 next year to honour the cancelled shows.See the band’s remaining ‘The Last Domino?’ reunion tour dates below:NOVEMBER 202115 – Chicago, United Center18 – Washington DC, Capitol One Arena20 – Charlotte, Spectrum Center22

Genesis have been forced to postpone their final four UK reunion tour dates due to a positive COVID test.For the last fortnight, the band have been travelling across the UK for their ‘The Last Domino?’ tour, which kicked off in Birmingham last month and marked their first shows in 14 years.The band were due to play in Glasgow tonight (October 8) at the SSE Hydro before heading to London for three shows at The O2 on October 11, 12 and 13.