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PEOPLE & ARTSSaturday 27 February 2016
Phil Collins returns, saying: Take a (new) look at me now
MARK KENNEDY
AP Entertainment Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer
and drummer Phil Collins is
taking one tentative step
out of musical retirement
by offering up huge chunks
of his past.
The multiple Grammy
Award-winner is this winter
releasing all eight of his solo “Separate Lives.”
albums, each remastered
and accompanied by a
second CD of demos and

live recordings, many previ-
ously unreleased.
His hope is that fans and
nonfans will explore more
than just his hits, which in-
clude “In the Air Tonight,”
‘’Groovy Kind of Love,”
‘’One More Night,” ‘’Sus-
sudio,” ‘’Can’t Hurry Love,”
‘’Against All Odds,” and
“People that don’t like me
— and there are some, I
know it’s hard to believe
In this Feb. 2, 2016 photo, musician Phil Collins poses for a portrait in New York. The multiple Gram-
my Award-winner is releasing all eight of his solo albums, each remastered and accompanied by
a second CD of demos and live recordings, many previously unreleased.
Associated Press
— most of the time have a treat, really: It’s finding no longer grip with his left
based their opinion on what the album tracks rather hand. He was deaf in one
they hear on the radio. It’s than just the singles,” he ear.
played to death,” he said. said. “I felt I owed myself some
“I’m a bit more than that. Collins, 65, was the drum- time off. And also I wanted
And the ‘bit more’ is on the mer and then lead singer to bring up my two young
albums.” for the band Genesis in the boys” — now 14 and 11. “I
He’s already released 1970s who embarked on a just wanted to be a dad
1981’s “Face Value” and solo career in the ‘80s that for the first time. A proper
1993’s “Both Sides.” Next made him one of the most dad.”
up is 1982’s “Hello, I Must Be commercially successful Now living in Miami near his
Going!” and 1996’s “Dance artists of all time. He is es- third wife, Orianne Cevey,
into the Light,” both out Fri- timated to have sold 100 and their two kids, Collins
day. Each new double CD million albums with Genesis has built a recording studio
has Collins recreating his and another 100 million as and hopes soon to begin
pose from the original al- a solo artist. making music again. He al-
bum cover. He won an Academy ready has some lyrics that
A long list of current artists Award and a Grammy for need music and “lots of
— including Adele, Lorde, his soundtrack to the film bits.”
Kanye West, Pharrell Wil- “Tarzan” and his album “The longer it goes, the big-
liams — have publicly “No Jacket Required” won ger the jump,” he said.
come out as fans. “I’m very a Grammy for album of the He even hopes he can
flattered by that and I think year in 1985. His “Another drum again after injuring
there’s a lot of people out Day In Paradise” won Re- nerves in his elbow dur-
there that may think, ‘OK. cord of the Year in 1990. ing a Genesis reunion tour
Let’s see what the fuss is Collins made hits but didn’t in 2007. “Living life — cut-
about,’” said Collins. always get respect. In an ting bread, cutting a bit of
Nick Davis, a producer, episode of “South Park” cheese — was just impossi-
engineer and mixer whose that was more than usually ble. But it’s got better. And
credits include music by cruel, Collins was booed off I think I just have to learn
Bjork, Deep Purple, Gen- a stage and ridiculed. His to play in a different way.
esis, Mike + the Mechan- last album of new material That’s my intention.”
ics, The Pogues and XTC, was 2002’s “Testify.” Collins has been getting
remastered the new Collins In 2011, Collins formally an- encouragement from his
albums and hopes fans dig nounced his retirement, children, including sons Si-
past the hits. three years after his third mon, 39, and Nicholas, 14,
“There are some incredible marriage ended in divorce who are both in bands.
songs on there and there is and as health issues mount- Nicholas, a drummer and
some incredible musician- ed. Nerve problems meant guitarist, likes to rehearse at
ship on there. That’s almost the father of five could Collins’ house.q