Phil Collins had ways of working in whatever genre he wanted, but he knew that some artists were completely out of his reach. Read more here.

Phil Collins was a prolific songwriter, and he managed to bag his first US number one as a solo artist before his band Genesis.

Phil was just a blue-collar guy, and all of a sudden he became a star.” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty One day I was rehearsing with Genesis in Shepperton Studios, and after our rehearsal, ...