But all they wanted to know was, “What’s it like to be out in front of 50,000 people?” It was a levelling experience. My kids left me in Switzerland to go to Miami [after Collins divorced third wife Orianne Cevey in 2008] and I was left with a big hole. I realise in hindsight just how bloody annoying I was. You know, the music I listened to growing up, apart from the Beatles, was soul music. Not Dead Yet: The Autobiography by Phil Collins is published by Century at £20.

Source: The Guardian October 29, 2016 12:56 UTC