Too many people, Phil Collins says, tend to forget the genesis of a rock 'n' roll band. Especially his own.
"They were friends first and they got together to play music," says the drummer and singer who is back as frontman for Genesis as it returns from a 15-year touring hiatus.
Reuniting after so long was no big deal, adds Collins, whose old group begins a North American tour this week. After all, the three core members taking to the road — Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford — have been friends for more than twice that long.
"We played at my wedding (in 1999). We played at my 50th birthday party," the 56-year-old musician noted during a recent phone interview from his home in Switzerland.
Indeed, the group even played at the 2002 wedding of Peter Gabriel, Genesis' lead singer before he left in 1975 to pursue a solo career and Collins stepped out from behind the drums to replace him. It was a move, Collins jokes, that has the band's most hardcore fans still referring to him as "the new singer."
Genesis concert on September 2007
- September 9, 2007
Sunday, 7:30 pm Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh, PA - September 11, 2007
Tuesday, 8:00 pm TD Banknorth Garden
Boston, MA - September 12, 2007
Wednesday, 8:00 pm Times Union Center
Albany, NY - September 14, 2007
Friday, 8:00 pm Olympic Stadium - Montreal
Montréal, QC, CA - September 16, 2007
Sunday, 8:00 pm Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, CT - September 18, 2007
Tuesday, 8:00 pm Wachovia Center
Philadelphia, PA - September 20, 2007
Thursday, 8:00 pm Wachovia Center
Philadelphia, PA - September 22, 2007
Saturday, 8:00 pm Nationwide Arena
Columbus, OH - September 23, 2007
Sunday, 8:00 pm Verizon Center
Washington, DC - September 25, 2007
Tuesday, 8:00 pm Madison Square Garden
New York, NY - September 27, 2007
Thursday, 8:00 pm Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, NJ - September 29, 2007
Saturday, 8:00 pm Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, OH - September 30, 2007
Sunday, 8:00 pm Palace Of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, MI
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