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Phil Collins is an english drummer, songwriter, singer and actor born in 1951 in Chiswick, London. In 1970 he joined the English progressive rock band Genesis as their drummer, and occasional vocalist. After the departure of Peter Gabriel in 1975, Collins became the lead singer. By the early 1980s the band achieved major success with a more commercial sound. With the release of his solo album, Face Value, Collins became an international star in his own right. After numerous solo albums, and film work, he left Genesis in 1996. He returned to the band for 2007’s Turn it on Again tour. He is currently planning a comeback album and tour.

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12 Oct, 2015

Announces 2016 autobiography

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Collins announces that he will release an autobiography in October 2016.

Several times over the last few years I have been asked to write a biography but never felt that the time was right – until now. Having found the right publisher in Penguin Random House, I am ready to go on record about my life in music with all the highs and all the lows and to tell the story from my point of view, warts and all!