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Not Dead Yet: The Memoir di Phil Collins
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Not Dead Yet: The Memoir (originale 2016; edizione 2016)

di Phil Collins (Autore)

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Biography & Autobiography. Music. Nonfiction. HTML:Phil Collins pulls no punches—about himself, his life, or the ecstasy and heartbreak that’s inspired his music.

In his much-awaited memoir, Not Dead Yet, he tells the story of his epic career, with an auspicious debut at age 11 in a crowd shot from the Beatles’ legendary film A Hard Day’s Night. A drummer since almost before he could walk, Collins received on the job training in the seedy, thrilling bars and clubs of 1960s swinging London before finally landing the drum seat in Genesis.

Soon, he would step into the spotlight on vocals after the departure of Peter Gabriel and begin to stockpile the songs that would rocket him to international fame with the release of Face Value and “In the Air Tonight.” Whether he’s recalling jamming with Eric Clapton and Robert Plant, pulling together a big band fronted by Tony Bennett, or writing the music for Disney’s smash-hit animated Tarzan, Collins’s storytelling chops never waver. And of course he answers the pressing question on everyone’s mind: just what does “Sussudio” mean?
 
Not Dead Yet is Phil Collins’s candid, witty, unvarnished story of the songs and shows, the hits and pans, his marriages and divorces, the ascents to the top of the charts and into the tabloid headlines. As one of only three musicians to sell 100 million records both in a group and as a solo artist, Collins breathes rare air, but has never lost his touch at crafting songs from the heart that touch listeners around the globe. That same touch is on magnificent display here, especially as he unfolds his harrowing descent into darkness after his “official” retirement in 2007, and the profound, enduring love that helped save him.

This is Phil Collins as you’ve always known him, but also as you’ve never heard him before.
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Utente:ChrisMcCaffrey
Titolo:Not Dead Yet: The Memoir
Autori:Phil Collins (Autore)
Info:Crown Archetype (2016), Edition: American First, 384 pages
Collezioni:La tua biblioteca, In lettura, Lista dei desideri, Da leggere, Letti ma non posseduti, Preferiti
Voto:*****
Etichette:2017-reads

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Not Dead Yet: The Memoir reminded me of how pervasive, ubiquitous, the music of Phil Collins was in the 1980s. Some evenings while reading Not Dead Yet I listened to Collins-era Genesis and Collins solo, thinking that I didn't know many of his songs. I listened to something like 45 songs and I knew more than I didn't know. Collins was in the air, seeped into the pores of your skin. In many ways, Collins was the 1980s.

(I also listened to the first few Genesis records, when Phil either was not with them yet or solely behind the drum kit; not very familiar with the band, I was surprised to discover how proggy and arty their early stuff is; really liked it.)

But Phil is more than that. I didn't know much about all-pervasive Phil. His career has been long and relatively varied. He's a fascinating person. Also an infuriating one. By the time he romantically reconnected with a high-school sweetheart, risking yet another divorce and the dissolution of yet another family, I was literally shouting in frustration at the printed page.

Not Dead Yet is decently written and engaging, fascinating, informative, aggravating. Phil lays it all out there: the divorces, the relentless projects and work and touring, the health problems and crises, the end-of-career alcoholism. He's taken responsibility, he's shouldered his regrets, he's frequently danced through the fire to the edge of a cliff and he's come through it all. He's not dead yet. ( )
  LordSlaw | Feb 24, 2024 |
Getting out of the way that I was a Genesis super-fan (and attached to that, a lover of Phil Collins music) when I was 13 through 15 or so, this book had more for me than I imagine it would for most.

That said, there's a lot of of being defensive about things in the tabloids that I literally never heard of, much less cared about, much less wanted to hear rehashed. And there is not a lot about the actual creation of music other than "In the Air Tonight," (attempting to put rumors to rest) "Against All Odds," and his later solo work. If this had dug in to the creation of the Genesis albums (I'm fairly certain some section of his output can be explained by a song from Abacab) other than noting that they all have insane time signatures (I wasn't aware "Turn it on Again" was 13/8, but I did previously know it is nearly impossible to drum), I would have appreciated it more.

As regards the second to last chapter, I'm a bit concerned that while Collins is clean, now, certain rooms would recommend he do a bunch more work on himself. There is an aphorism in those rooms that goes "Poor me. Poor me. Pour me another drink." Likewise, his tendency to narratively roll forward, then duck back in time to his personal life puts a gloss on fairly bad behavior. One doesn't need to be a psychiatrist to note that while he disclaims his title as "workaholic" (saying he just couldn't say "no" to the projects he was offered), he spent a lot more time avoiding his families than he did with them.

The audiobook is entertaining in that his obliviousness and lack of self-knowledge play so straightly that it makes him seem charming instead of caddish. ( )
  danieljensen | Oct 14, 2022 |
Love Phil Collins and him narrating the memoir himself made it a 5 star experience for me.

He's also not only a very funny guy, but a good writer as well. ( )
  ChrisMcCaffrey | Apr 6, 2021 |
A good read, but I have to say I struggle between the story of the man and the quality of the autobiography. I have followed Genesis and Phil for years, but for such an outstanding musician and songwriter, his failings in his treatment of those he loves is dire. However he is very honest in his autobiography on the selfish nature of being a workaholic. Interesting. ( )
  PhilOnTheHill | Sep 8, 2019 |
Love Genesis. Big Phil Collins fan. Seems open in his writings. Shares the good and bad. He sounds like an ass. Really devoted to music over family. Hence 3 divorces. Didnt know about the drinking issues. gave some good insight into meanings behind his solo albums ( )
  bermandog | Jul 25, 2019 |
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Biography & Autobiography. Music. Nonfiction. HTML:Phil Collins pulls no punches—about himself, his life, or the ecstasy and heartbreak that’s inspired his music.

In his much-awaited memoir, Not Dead Yet, he tells the story of his epic career, with an auspicious debut at age 11 in a crowd shot from the Beatles’ legendary film A Hard Day’s Night. A drummer since almost before he could walk, Collins received on the job training in the seedy, thrilling bars and clubs of 1960s swinging London before finally landing the drum seat in Genesis.

Soon, he would step into the spotlight on vocals after the departure of Peter Gabriel and begin to stockpile the songs that would rocket him to international fame with the release of Face Value and “In the Air Tonight.” Whether he’s recalling jamming with Eric Clapton and Robert Plant, pulling together a big band fronted by Tony Bennett, or writing the music for Disney’s smash-hit animated Tarzan, Collins’s storytelling chops never waver. And of course he answers the pressing question on everyone’s mind: just what does “Sussudio” mean?
 
Not Dead Yet is Phil Collins’s candid, witty, unvarnished story of the songs and shows, the hits and pans, his marriages and divorces, the ascents to the top of the charts and into the tabloid headlines. As one of only three musicians to sell 100 million records both in a group and as a solo artist, Collins breathes rare air, but has never lost his touch at crafting songs from the heart that touch listeners around the globe. That same touch is on magnificent display here, especially as he unfolds his harrowing descent into darkness after his “official” retirement in 2007, and the profound, enduring love that helped save him.

This is Phil Collins as you’ve always known him, but also as you’ve never heard him before.

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