Phil Collins admits one of his most iconic songs was 80% improvised

Collins admitted that he rarely knows what he’s going to sing about before sitting down at his piano ...

Phil Collins says the lyrics to his biggest ’80s hit were ’80 percent improvised’

The Genesis singer, 75, detailed how the iconic song came to him.

Phil Collins Shares How 80% of His Iconic 'In the Air Tonight' Lyrics Were Improvised

Genesis frontman and rock icon Phil Collins admits that "In the Air Tonight" was improvised, alongside a majority of his ...
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Phil Collins Says His Haunting 80s Classic With That Iconic Drum Fill Was “80 Percent Improvised”

Improvisation led to one of Phil Collins’ biggest hits. During an appearance on BBC Radio 2’s Tracks of My Years series, the singer discussed his songwriting process. “I suppose a lot of my lyrics ...

The 1993 song Phil Collins refused to perform: “I only ever played it once”

Phil Collins explains how when writing a song from his 1993 'Both Sides', the song just seemed to all come to him at once.