It was never a competition where I thought it should be me. Phil Collins Takes The Drum Quiz | The Jonathan Ross Show 4.1M views 6 years ago IN THE AIR TONIGHT-PHIL COLLINS-THIS SONG MADE ME JUMP OFF THE COUCH!! Phil Collins, Robert Colby . You knew it at five years old. It must have been interesting to watch them evolve from And Then There Were Three to Duke to Abacab and see them embrace New Wave to some degree and change up their sound. Billy Cobham: a very good drummer who shimnes mostly as soloist. You taught for years at the college level. Mike Portnoy, Lars Ulrich: I don`t know nothing about them. We basically tracked it with no bass. [Laughs] They were like, How could you be down here doing this and not our tour? I was like, Im just here a few days. But I was really trying to be mindful of family time. No one also seems to mention how great of a drummer he was (I am not sure if he still is). Not at all. But Phil Collins still did great things with those two albums. Nothing against Phil's son, I'm sure he's good, but why hasn't anyone said anything about Chester? The vibe just changed. The first couple of years, I pretty much put it together. Was he demanding? The band was really good. [Laughs] That was fun. He was a phenomenal player oh, my goodness. Everyone had gotten over themselves by then and it was just really fun from top to bottom. That's All. It turned out he was Ben E. Kings musical director. He told me that I sounded like crap and all that. Wed do eight-hour rehearsals. I don't think he was ever going to be on board with expanding it to additional legs. The first album after Gabriel left was still very progressive sounding, and as the albums after came out, the change could be heard more and more. I actually kind of felt bad for him, he was trying to impart what it takes to be a working drummer (discussing things like getting no sleep with Zappa, his approach to odd times, prepping for touring, being versed in many styles, reading etc..) part of the audience was peppering him with Genesis questions like "what is Phil Collins like?," and the other half just wanted to hear some blazing solo.. odd crowd. No. First, a great interview. We wouldnt just play a song in five. Long story short: Collins turned up in a bad mood for the 2010 "Going Back" tour and griped at Thompson because Thompson hadn't prepared the Motown drum parts in enough detail. And at the end of the show, he just went off. In fact, most of the names of the drummers appear almost always at the end of the credits in the album covers. Did it surprise you that they called you back? That is when we actually had soul music stations. It was a real wake-up call. Thats where you started hearing Motown and stuff. Were drums your first love as an instrument? Who knows what thats going to look like at this point. Its very rewarding and Im involved with an organization here called the Nashville Jazz Workshop. He turned around and stared at me. The guy was brilliant, amazing. Like I said, it was never a band in that sense. And again, if you werent busy enough, you joined the Bee Gees for a tour in 1989. A couple of the Drum Duets were released as singles in several places in South America and some countries in Europe, which is kind of cool. Yeah. I was like, Man, Ive got to have some time with my family. Do you talk to Daryl still? Ive still got pretty mixed feelings about it. Unfortunately, it really took off, so I dont think it worked as a tax write-off. That blew me away. They had promised him membership in the band. Phil helped survive Genesis. The cool thing was my family came out on the road a lot. Apparently he was a close friend of the band because in 1969 Genesis moved to cottage owned by Richard Macphail's parents to concentrate on writing. Among other things, in one interview Bruford said: "In YES, the most important members are the singer, the bassist and guitarists like Rabin and Howe. The difference being I wasnt so much into the English drummers, like Keith Moon, and he was. He asked me if I read [music] and he showed me a chart and asked me if I could learn it by the next day. A great experience to see. Her parents are now in her band. I hadnt done that. -Guitarists/vocalists/bassists/keyboardists "heroes" are the most important members in a band . The new managers were like, Absolutely not. Man, it was fun. Id have to say, I dont think Jaco was too comfortable with that. And then he added the drums and it was like, Forget about it. We were all in the car going to the first show in Japan. Chester Thompson on Decade-Long Rift with Crab Apple Phil Collins. But not only did Thompson stick with Genesis all the way through their Turn It On Again reunion tour of 2007 Collins also brought him over to his solo career in 1981 and used him for nearly all of his tours between 1981 and 2010. As far as teaching, I only took that gig because my son was going to that school. How did he know you? He might have some fives and sevens instead of triplets, things like that. After 1978, this must have felt like a long-term gig. I had no idea. In 2017, Collins revealed that he was a type-2 diabetic, undergoing treatment with a hyperbaric chamber after the condition caused obsesses on his foot which became infected. It was just there. Its an interesting gig musically speaking. At one point, we discussed it and it was like, If we dont really need to be there, you guys are fine to go and do what youre doing. [Laughs]. He didnt know all the tunes, but obviously he was pretty familiar with the whole prog-rock thing. It was the only way to work that stuff. Keith Moon, John Bonham: great drummers, yes, key members, because their band never sounded the same without them, butthey weren`tthe main composers in their bands. [Laughs] Its interesting, I probably absorbed more of their culture than they did anything I grew up with because I was really uncomfortable. Oh, yeah. Thanks for sharing. I was okay one-on-one, but they speak much, much faster than we do. They sent over some cassettes. Ive done some teaching, not a lot, but at the moment I have a handful of private students at a school. He isn't the main cause of downfall for Genesis, so shut up about that. Chester Thompson on His Years With Genesis, Frank Zappa, and Weather Report He spent 30 years in Genesis as a touring drummer, but he had a falling out with Phil Collins in 2010 and they haven't spoken since www.yahoo.com 1975 Slingerland Stage Band, Poplar/Mahogany, White Marine Pearl (20,12,13,14, plus 16 Premier) The way my life has gone down, I cant say that I planned any of it. Right. But with Phil, youre one of a cast of thousands. I go down there and jam with the band. [Laughs] Yeah. Die DVD-Version zeigt ein ganzes Konzert vom 15. I learned some people don't like unpleasant realities like a great drummer describing a falling out with Phil Collins followed by a decade-long silence between them. Peter Criss (Even lead vocals), Keith Moon, Carmine Appice, Roger Taylor (Much better backing vocalist than anybody else and even lead a couple of times). the Amazon Associates Program via amazon.com. I didnt find out any of this until later, but the timing was amazing. Most surely he didn't made s much money as Phil Tony and Mike, but he has a wealthy positiobn and artistic respect, something that Genesis lost. Whens the tour? And Tony Smiths eye lighted up like Id rarely seen. Bill knew that world. The very first tour was a tour of England. Man, what a wacky period. I wasnt aware of any of that. In fact, I had called. Those early prog-rock records? Oh, my goodness! I just knew that he was a radically different person than Id ever known. George shared with me that [violinist] Jean-Luc [Ponty] didnt enjoy it so much because he couldnt stand being silly. Bill Bruford, Neil Peart, Phil Ehart (even producer), Ginger Baker, Keith Moon, Jeff Porcaro, Carl Palmer, Mike Portnoy, Mick Fleetwood (The band uses his name ), John Bonham, Carmine Appice, Stewart Copeland, Cozzy Powell, Lars Ulrich, Lee Kerslake, Don Henley, Pat Mastelotto, Terry Bozzio, Roger Taylor, Billy Cobham. That wasnt going to work. Still his guitarplay wasvery important to the music even if his composing didnt reach the albums. Again, as humans, we adapt. Does Phil Collins seem a Christmas card kind of guy to you? I was just thinking, What in the heck is going on here?, I imagine one day you guys will speak again. Im still pretty good friends with the only two that are left, Ruth and Anita. But she once gave me a letter that I wrote in fourth grade that pretty much outlined my whole career. And so, we had met and played together on a few occasions. And Caribou Ranch was magical. All three members of the trio Genesis played a part in the decision to simplifiy their sound, with Banks being the most in charge. You can tell he is play acting. Just to mention a few key members that played drums. I started playing clubs at 13. Do you recall much from the reunion show with Peter Gabriel in 1982 at Milton Keynes Bowl? No, I'm not a big fan of Collins, and no, I don't have any of his solo albums. Phil and I, from the very first rehearsal when he sat down and we started jamming together, we just locked. Napoleon Murphy Brock was auditioning at the same time for vocals and saxophone. Oh, my goodness! Unfortunately, they never had enough of his clear vocals to release it, or anything. You were there to see what he did with your own two eyes? Chester Thompson was born on 11 December 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It was a rare thing where the lead singer of a band is also the drummer. I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress . It had been years. The only person I didnt see was probably Otis Redding. I thougfh the consensus was that Collins was not the only reason, but just a small part of Genesis's evolving intoa pop band? How about pop music? Those two weeks, man, I dont think we ever laughed that much all the years wed been together. But he deserves more respect. Its not something he did. I have no idea. Are there any salient quotes or paragraphs detailing why they fell out? That stuff smokes. But Phil being Phil, he detailed every single fill, every single detail of every single song. That's pretty much the zest of it. Listen Renaissance, Marillion, Pendragon Barclay James Harvest, Moody Blues, Procol Harum, The Strawbs, etc are full of ballads, and nobody ever made a problem. I guess they were never able to release it because Peter is pretty spontaneous and it drove the sound engineer crazy. His marriage was falling apart. I was playing with adults. Chester Thompson and Phil Collins Chester Thompson - From Jazz to Genesis Aug 17, 2018 by Bill King Comments Its been 42 years since drummer Chester Thompson, bassist Jeff Breeh, and myself were the backing/touring piano jazz trio for the Pointer Sisters. I agree, one weak album, because GTR was a multi members enterproce that involved even Steve Howe, but it wa a disaster. And he just totally shot down the idea of doing anything. His disparaging remarks about prog was probably a case of being less than honest.Another point in his defense is that he was one of the later ones to "sell out". I think that Bruford said that in 1992-93 for the "Notes of the Edge" website. I like them and respect them, even when i disagree. In the meantime, hed gotten a solo record deal. Getting the gig was no walk in the park. At one point, he toured with us. We did most of the tracking up at Caribou Ranch in Colorado. When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, Phil Collins on lead vocals. He's also a competent singer, whether with prog., jazz, or pop. The peak of Genesis on a commercial level was the Invisible Touch period. I knowsome people are not going to like my commentaries . When we got to rehearsal, I didnt know about the stuff that was going on in Phils life. Phil and I, from the very first rehearsal when he sat down and we started jamming together, we just locked, he said. Drummers and keyboard players don`t have the same status as them". Yeah, apparently so. Was that fun? Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Phil Collins was always skittish about leaving the drum stool. He was happy. Was that a challenge for you? Basically, Alphonso left during the Christmas break [of 1975]. -Ballads in Prog Rock are underrated, because Prog Rock is not "romantic". It lets me read for about 90 seconds before it yanks the article. First thing out of his mouth was, Would you come back to the band? It was perfect timing. Chester Thompson on His Years With Genesis, Frank Zappa, and Weather Report, Northern California between Sac and SF, CA, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. Well, I didnt sleep. [Laughs] If I could have him, Id be touring with him right now. In the meantime, the few months before, they went with different management, the same people that managed Earth, Wind, and Fire. He figured it out pretty quickly. So, youre a freelance drummer hoping to get re-upped for a gig with a guy who has hired you again and again over more than two decades, and you dont send a holiday card? Maybe once in a lifetime. but it was some kind of fight for the power and Tony won. Music Department: The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey. So, he had to be at the front of the stage. Theres a great jazz community, too. Man, what an education to see all those people in their prime. Some of his hits are cheesy. And Maurice too, actually. If you did your part, it was fun. He had done all the R&B and soul stuff, but at that point in his life he just really dove into jazz. You did four sold-out nights at Wembley Stadium. It was just different. Did you see any concerts in your younger years? Did you take a crash course in Genesis before you went in? [Weather Report bassist] Alphonso [Johnson] had been a friend for years. Well, its been quiet. So they took some time off. Phil Collins is a top ten drummer, a good backing vocalistr, an average lead singer and a lousy songwritter, that's my opinion. Bruno Primas Forum Resident Location: Wisconsin It really was. Ive done tours of my own with my jazz trio. Well, lets see. I want to go back here and talk about your life. That was my introduction to that. It was really disturbing because for the first two weeks. I dont know details of what happened with that, but I think Peter was busy putting something else together. It became my second instrument, but its still for my pleasure. He could really play. Somehow, they offered me the gig. He got it. Former touring drummer Chester Thompson and Collins had a falling out and have not spoken in years. You couldnt take yourself that seriously. Ive heard lots of audiences tapes, but its pouring rain and none of them sound great. If you know the history, Joe [Zawinul] and Wayne [Shorter] were real good friends. Not even Peter made an album with all Genesis tracks, only Steve. I only wonder what your reaction would be if (a big if!) So I continue quite off topic! !11, Prog Bands, Artists and Genres Appreciation, Piano, Programming, Orchestration, Fender Rhodes, Fortepiano, Keyboards, Keyboards, Programming, Orchestration, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Orchestration, Engineer, Programming, Guitar, Orchestration, ?, Main Performer, Harmonica, Percussion, Vocals, Producer, Vocals (Background). Yes, please explain the secret to bypassing the RS paywall. How was Frank as a bandleader? I thought, Why not? I had no idea I was going to fall in love with teaching. I dont think that far ahead. Great drummer. The reason we were doing it was to raise money for Peter since he went broke doing his first WOMAD show. Avatar: Photo of Solar Eclipse, Mexico City, July 1991. I also think he made a very significant positive contribution to Genesis' heyday. I might. The guys work ethic he just worked. Yes, it`s true, but none of them became the permanent lead singer in their bands like Collins. After I left, Robin got really ticked at me. But at this point Id be curious to see it. How about if I come in and play some percussion along with Alex [Acua]? But it was uncomfortable. That is the reason he left the drums to Chester and Bruford. Not the first day. It was a lot. But he just enjoyed being around us since we were so lively and fun. note: They chose instead to record with drummers Nir Zidkyahu and Nick DVirgilio. Im always very aware of whats going on. The guy had a great feel, but he wasnt a real reader. Ralph Humphrey was very helpful that whole time because I had been getting into odd times, but not at the level Frank was doing it. Im just really enjoying life. Im grateful. Genesis was very balanced. A little bit later he goes, Man, I think I broke my finger. We all went, Come on. But when that whole tour was announced, Phil was very insistent that it was not going to be a big tour. It didnt frustrate me so much that I didnt do it. We didnt do a lot of shows, but at the very last show [at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 1st, 2010], he wasnt the happiest hed ever been. Has Phil talked to you at all in the past 10 years? Much of the show is just you playing drums, but during a lot of the instrumental breaks, Phil would come back and play along with you. But if youre a music-ed student, you need to learn a different instrument group every semester. I think he got a little annoyed since I had done an interview and they asked which I enjoyed [Genesis or Collins solo] more. They were really nice, cool people to work with. Chester Thompson, who spent more than 30 years playing drums live with Genesis, recalled how Phil Collins targeted him every time things went wrong on the frontmans debut solo tour. By the time they reached out to me, they allowed 10 days for rehearsal and it was a two-and-a-halfhour show. Thompson believed he had landed a short-term job when Collins asked him to join Genesis without an audition in 1977, but he went on to take part in every road trip until 2007 and was also a. Carmine Appice, Cozy Powell: composers as soloists, mainly. I dont know when he slept. He was pretty disappointed. No. And even though I listened to the cassettes, I didnt get a real feel for what was going on before I got there. When Daryl Stuermer joined in 1978, did you have a compatriot that was a little more like you? With Weather Report, I had to learn which ones to leave out. What were your early impressions of Frank? The amount of music he made in that time is just remarkable. I interviewed Chester years ago for Percussive Notes, and he's a great guy, we actually spent an entire day together. Zidkyahu was used on the tour.]. I was leaving straight from San Francisco. I found Richard Mc'Phaill here, at that point and due to the 1973 in memorian, I thought McPhaill was dead, later I found an interview by him (2001) and new he was alive and healthybutonlytoday found he made backing vocals in Genesis Revisited. Well, he was a little different from me. IvanI think we have reached the end of our discussion wether Phil is nasty or not. Basically, I want to keep putting things out. The Edge Calls it a Quantum Leap Forward, Neil Young and Stephen Stills Honor David Crosby, Revive Buffalo Springfield at Light Up The Blues, You Are Grimes Now: Inside Music's Weird AI Future, Pharrells Something in the Water Fest Cancels Final Day Due to Severe Weather, Stagecoach: Kane Brown Breaks Mental Health Stigma With 'Memory,' Talks Depression, Kiss Paul Stanley Has 'Thoughts' About Parents Who Support Kids Gender Identities, Kanye West Fallout Sparks Class Action Lawsuit Against Adidas, Roy Wood Jr. Thats because it was getting close to time to go back out with Phil. And much less, a black American. Also note that Onion Head didn't do much writting on the good Genesis LPs like: Foxtrot, Trespass, Selling England, Lamb, Nursery, Trick of the tail, EWnd and Wuthering. The studio had tanks in the studio since they dealt with it all the time. He was already going on tour in summers between school. I could track one guy, kind of, but then somebody else would jump in. Early life [ edit] Well, yeah. But hed get more comfortable with it and be really involved with putting it together. I met him the night before at his house. But to a lot of the fans, I guess they feel like it is. My wife had her own career when we met. But after reading the (excellent) interview, I have to say I'm quite surprised at how Chester was treated by the guys through the years. And initially, that was so families could travel. 2023 Rolling Stone, LLC. Her daughter was this quiet little kid, but shes turned into this monster artist named Judith Hill. I was taking lessons from a friend of my brothers who was a jazz player by choice. The Genesis so many of us like wouldnt have been without any of members. I just love the adventure of life. I didnt really know what was happening in the background. Daryl and I came back. What are your goals over the next few years? Chester just says 'maybe' he wouldn't want to play the same Genesis songs yet again on a new tour, but IMO he doesn't give a definite no. Id always wanted to teach myself. Im really grateful and Im just excited to see what comes next. If you like it, get Tokyo Tapes, with live versions of various songs from this album, ITCOTCK and I Talk to the Wind by King Crimsonplus a semi acoustic version of Heat of the Moment and a lot of Hackett material. Phil was very shocked and surprised and annoyed that I didnt say that his stuff was more fun. I had gone back to Baltimore. They limit the amount of times you can access their site. So I continue quite off topic!Actually I havent heard Hacketts Genesis revisited - is it good? Well, basically, I hadnt prepared in as much detail as I usually did. I was there just a week and I actually ran across them in Sydney. I had to use oxygen tanks after every take. Frank never stepped foot in there again, of course. Phil Collins and Chester Thompson Interview for Drummer in 1977 during the period of Seconds Out How did you manage to bridge that gap culturally? And goodness, the emails I get! I was asked by Genesis's manager if I would go and photograph the band at a secret location in Surrey (which may have been Mike Rutherford's studio) and take some pictures while they rehearsed ahead of the Knebworth show in 1978. But I did wind up coming back in 1999. Ginger Baker: mainly a composer as soloist. If I were to sum up my opinions of the five (actually leaving out Ant Phillips seems wrong since I think his guitarplaywas important to the early Genesissound and the fact that Mike calledhim the keymember at the time) members life after Genesis: I feel like Ive sort of left the point wether Phil is nasty or not Summary: I dont think Phil is a nasty man and he doesnt deserve all the critisicm he sometimes gets here at Progarchives. I was like, Yeah. Some of it was Frank. He was a member from the beginning, when they did there really masterful work, but no one seems to mention that. Ive done a couple of jazz trio albums that I really enjoyed. I saw everybody in those days. He had proven to be really close friends with those guys and I never related culturally, so there was always this gap between us. And Phil and I had a lot of the same roots. I worked with him during a really happy period in his life. It came up again [in 1984] and it was just great. So Phil did pop some good , some average and some contrived but all big selling. Chester's performance and recording experiences have influenced over three decades of music and musicians. They are like 15 feet away and everyone is wearing masks. Oh, goodness. And I think its a fantastic opportunity that his son gets to play with him because his son drummed backstage when he was five. It was really awesome. Basically, I literally transcribed everything Phil played on those early prog-rock albums. His work ethic was just phenomenal. I said, Man, I cant do that. Would have to be an idiot not to agree with this, my problem is not with his drumming, I recently had a discussion with a member who said he was only an average drummer not able to play with Yes. By then, radio was getting pretty segregated. Hes passed away now, but we were in about 10 or 12 bands together growing up. Had they said, Were going to change the feel a bit, I would have been fine with that. Hed then go off to a studio and work on whatever he had in the can. Except the horrible version of Your Own Special Way (Already horrible) because Paul Carrack sounds as Elmer Fudd , the mediocre Bossa Nova version of I Know What I like and the hard to swallow Waiting Room Only, the rest of the album (8 more tracks) is outstanding. But I was pretty surprised when he left. They kind of assumed that he would. I certainly never dreamed it would go on and on like it did. Even the sax players who sometimes only play 3 notes or a solo in songs are more impotant than drummers in bands (it is the same in Jazz, not only in Rock bands). During this time, the drummer somehow also found time to tour with Santana and the Bee Gees and maintain a solo career. I guess I had clarity of what I hoped to accomplish.
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