Phil Collins

[andy-hughes]

I have just finished PC's autobiography, which is very honest indeed.

It debunks two major myths about him - that he divorced his wife by fax, and that the paint pot on his piano on Top Of The Pops was a dig at the interior decorator with whom his wife had an affair (the wives are different, PC has been married three times).

He comes over as a modest man in many ways - his he song writing gift is accepted without comment, but his soundtrack work is seen my him as his real success.

I can recommend this as a look behind an (unpopular!) image for the real man behind it, who is far more likeable for it.

[Booldawg]

my mate fitting some carpets for him when he lived in Loxwood.

[Booldawg]

*fitted*

[ichkeria]

I must admit when looking for a holiday read in Sainsbury's the other day I saw this book and moved smartly away from it. My problem with PC is not his faxing faux pas or his paint pot pranks but his ruddy boring records :-)

[-Talbot-]

Booldawg
my mate fitting some carpets for him when he lived in Loxwood.



Did that get a mention in the book, andy?

[andy-hughes]

ichkeria - I think you can enjoy reading about a musician without necessarily being a huge fan of their musical output.

I am not a massive fan of Collins' solo music, or Collins-era Genesis, but it's still a good read.

[andy-hughes]

Talbot - //my mate fitting some carpets for him when he lived in Loxwood.



Did that get a mention in the book, andy? //

Living at Loxwood did, yes, but sadly not the carpet-fitting, or indeed the fitter.

[ichkeria]

In fairness Andy it's probably a good book but I guess I wouldn't be drawn to it as I'm not a fan.
In the end I didn't fancy anything that was on offer ...

[tamborine]

His son Simon schooled & was in my sons band, they practised in my barn. PC delivered Simon in his Lotus & I joked I liked his posh fish tank, as the headlamps were full of water. He next came over in land rover & played his tape; I said Dinah Washington sounded better! ooops ;)

[tamborine]

Was Chalfonts mentioned as twas then Simon left for Canada

[hammerman]

A very underestimated drummer