Not Dead Yet: The Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (618 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01B0KA6YS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 592 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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. About the Author Born in the United Kingdom, Phil Collins rose to fame as the drummer and frontman of Genesis, before establishing himself as a solo artist, and selling hundreds of millions of records throughout his career
violentfemmebot said World class talent, world class book. Phil Collins is a curious case. Like his fellow former Genesis bandmate, Steve Hackett, he is grossly underrecognized for his talent and vast contributions to rock music. Unlike Steve Hackett, he is an A++-list star whose name and music is known by nearly all, young and old. Yet, when you ask the average person who Phil Collins is, the association is usually one of his smaltzy ballads or, perhaps as part of Patrick Bateman's 'American Psycho' threesome soundtrack. In a fate arguably worse than Hackett's relative anonymity, he is quite well known - but as a PUNCHLINE. Many people don't even know he was a drumme. He's definitely not dead yet! Phil Collins is not afraid of the truth, even if, as he states, it's HIS truth. This engaging read is his story in his words. He tells it honestly. I found the tale fascinating. It was sometimes difficult to follow the story line because he knew/knows everyone and he knew them before they became who they are today. So the story can bounce around a bit. But that doesn't make it any less readable. He is a true star and this book is worth the time spent reading it.. "Still seems like a nice bloke." according to David Lindsay. This is an enjoyable book; it provides a summary of Phil’s music career and family life. Phil comes across as hard working, ambitious, and likable. He does not use the book to settle many scores and has good things to say about most of the people he runs into. Since the 1980s has rubbed shoulders with rock’s aristocracy and the British Royal Family. Phil has a lot of friends and they all seem to be nice people. However, he does complain about Led Zeppelin at Live Aid and claims that Plant and Page were to blame for the band's disastrous performance . He also moans about Dustin Hoffman and finds Pau
As one of only three musicians to sell 100 million records both in a group and as a solo artist, Collins breathes rare air, but has never lost his touch at crafting songs from the heart that touch listeners around the globe. In his much-awaited memoir, Not Dead Yet, he tells the story of his epic career, with an auspicious debut at age 11 in a crowd shot from the Beatles’ legendary film A Hard Day’s Night. This is Phil Collins as you’ve always known him, but also as you’ve never heard him before.. Soon, he would step into the spotlight on vocals after the departure of Peter Gabriel and begin to stockpile the songs that would rocket him to international fame with the release of Face Value and “In the Air Tonight.” Whether he’s recalling jamming with Eric Clapton and Robert Plant, pulling together a big band fronted by Tony Bennett, or writing the music for Disney’s smash-hit animated Tarzan, Collins’s storytelling chops never waver. And of course he answers the pressing question on everyone’s mind: just what does “Sussudio” mean? Not Dead Yet is Phil Collins’s candid, witty, unvarnished story of the songs and shows, the hits and pans, his marriages and divorces, the ascents to the top of the charts and into the tabloid headlines. A drummer since almost
. Born in the United Kingdom, Phil Collins rose to fame as the drummer and frontman of Genesis, before establishing himself as a solo artist, and selling hundreds of millions of records throughout his career