Yahoo Entertainment says Phil Collins got his first drum set when he was three or four and later joined Genesis despite knowing little about the band. Collins says he played along with television programs and records, and that music was always his focus. He also says his granddaughter now has a toy drum kit because she goes around hitting things when the family plays his songs. Collins got his Genesis audition after asking manager Tony Stratton-Smith to put in a word with the band. He says joining a busy band that played every night felt like “hitting the jackpot.”
Ringo Starr tells The Hastings Tribune that his appearance on Paul McCartney’s newest album was a surprise even to himself. “I didn’t plan it. He just surprised me with it and said, “sing the choruses.” So when he sent it over, I sang the whole deal. He said, “Oh, man, you’re sounding great. Let’s do it as a double.” So, we’re both on it. Anything I do with Paul is great.”
The Who’s Roger Daltrey tells Classic Rock magazine that he can’t bear watching concert footage of his younger self. “Do I like it? Do I like my voice? No. Seeing myself is the same. It’s like everything you’re doing is clumsy, cluttery, too much, too big, and it doesn’t feel like you, it’s like somebody else. It’s very strange. My wife always says: ‘It certainly was somebody else. And I took the wrong one home’.”
Rock Celebrities says Poison drummer Rikki Rockett is celebrating being 10 years cancer-free. Rockett was diagnosed with HPV-related oral cancer in 2015 and underwent nine rounds of chemotherapy and 37 rounds of radiation. The cancer later spread to his lymph nodes and his tongue. At a clinical trial at Moores Cancer Center, his tumor shrank by 90 percent and was gone within 14 to 18 weeks.
The NY Post says Cyndi Lauper will perform during the 9/11 Tribute in Light. The one-hour special, “9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan,” is scheduled to air Friday on Disney-associated platforms. Lauper will join Lainey Wilson and John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting
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