Fascinating Listen

I grew up with Genesis playing in the background as my dad was a big fan. The Phil Collins of the 80’s and 90’s was the backdrop of my teenage years. To hear the story behind the music told so truthfully by the man himself is amazing. Thanks Phil!!!

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A very interesting listen, by a great storyteller.

Your life and times were a twist and turn in every chapter. The words how music was every bit of how you lived your life. You made my evenings for three hours each night. Thank you so much for your effort. Best wishes. Smooth Sailing Mister Collins.
Dave (only my Mother ever call me David :)

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The life of a Pop Rock legend come at a price !

Love it , real life story ! Phil reveals everything his high’s and lows ! Found about so much about the man and Genesis and all the people in his life from King Charles to Eric Clapton. Big success professionally comes at the expense of family life ! Would he turn it all again ?

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Such a great listen

What a fascinating and informative story. Loved hearing about his amazing career and many talents. A family man in a life that doesn’t make that easy at all. Great listen.

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Honest and powerful.

Enjoyed learning the backstory about Genesis and Collins solo career as well as tidbits of his encounter with musics legends. Phil Collins offers a profoundly honest portrait of his life an loves. Was particularly relevant having just recently seen his wonderful performance with Nick his young son on drums in Toronto. Collins is a fighter and is a gifted artist. Thank you for this Phil.

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Honest portrayal of a legend's career

I've been on a bit of a musician biography kick lately. I didn't even know Phil Collins has written a book until it came up in my recommendations and as a fan of his work on his own and with Genesis, I gave it a go. I finished it in less than 5 days, it's that much of an "auditory page turner" if you will.

This isn't your typical "sex, drugs and rock and roll" story, though certainly not without a lot of its own tragedy. This is a story of someone incredibly dedicated to his craft, so much so that it leads to massive workaholism, that leads to the failure of 3 marriages and 5 kids scattered across the world, even as Mr. Collins tries his best to be a good and genuine Dad. Interestingly, his problems with substance abuse actually come much later in his life, when he's largely retired from music, in fact, only a few years before the book was written. Not just the failure of his third marriage but indeed, breaking from the endless cycle of recording and touring (largely due to health issues caused by that) is what seems to have sent him down the dark path. Thankfully, he's largely recovered from that.

Like many rock star stories, you'll hear tales of terrible, often stupid choices Mr. Collins made that led to some of his downfalls. He's very candid about them and takes accountability for his parts, something many celebrities don't do in their autobiographies. It's also clear that a lot of the smears the British tabloids loved to lob at him were untrue or at best, heavily distorted versions of the truth.

I found this book very entertaining and both inspiring and in parts, tragic at the same time. Love Phil Collins' music or hate it (personally, I really like most of it), you can't deny he had an incredible work ethic and contributed an incredible amount to the musical trends of the 80s and 90s.

I highly recommend this one.

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Great books for any Phil Collins or Genesis fan!

This audio book is like sitting in an intimate pub, listenning to Phil Collins recount stories of his past, while sharing a pint. He goes into so much detail, covering his 60 years career, it's quite compelling. His stories of the bands he grew up with, to the bands he intersected throughout his youth prior to joining Genesis, the Genesis stories, his solo career, Disney, even his later life, that was definitely not as Rosie. He has no qualms talking about his personal demons, and he had many. Hearing all these stories direct from him is a must. I've listened to it twice already. Great book!!!

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Interesting, entertaining, humble and soulful book

I really found that with Phil Collins narrative, it was full of facts that were interesting, but also showed his vulnerability of being human. It was a good read. The 4 star ratings on some were due to me not knowing a lot of the people whom he worked with so it was hard to keep up. He relationships and his family life was written and narrated soulfully. I did appreciate when Phil collins took responsibility for a lot of his actions and the repercussions it had to his family, that shows personal internal growth for his soul. Well done!

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Just cannot put it (audibly) down!

Fantastic memoir of one of the best musician, composer, entertainer of the last 50 years. Narrated in a simple yet extremely interesting way. Not Dead Yet is by far the very best biography I have ever read or heard. After having delighted so many with his musical talents, Phil Collins now does the same with his writing skills and the story of his life! Any small or big fan of him or Genesis : this is a must.

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Entertaining, enlightening walk down memory lane

Very well narrated - as one would expect - with a lot of Collins' trademark joviality. Phil's thoughtful telling of his life in and outside of music is well worth your investment.

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