Take This Phil Collins Update at Face Value - Vulture

saved Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Comment Photo: Gina Wetzler/Redferns Despite his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame occurring several months in the future, the newest member of the two-timers club, Phil Collins, has crushed the dreams of those hoping he would have a valiant return to the stage and sing “Easy Lover” for thousands of screaming and crying fans. (Me.) Collins, whose health has been steadily improving, will indeed be in attendance at the ceremony. He just won’t be doing anything else besides, perhaps, a speech. “They asked me if I would perform. I said ‘no,’” he told BBC Breakfast in a new interview. “You’ve got to be match fit to do something like that. You can’t just go onstage. You’re going to have to rehearse. And by that point, if you haven’t been singing, your voice is going to be shot, and that’s not going to be good. I’d rather not do it.” Collins “can’t really see” a scenario where he would be enticed to perform ever again but “would contemplate” the idea if his health continues upward. He’s also encouraging himself to do more work at his home studio as the last album of original material he released was 2002’s Testify. “I’ve got lots of lyrical ideas that I write down, and there are things that are half-formed and a couple of things that are finished,” he said. “So there’s something that I can get my teeth into to start working on.” Until then, Peter Gabriel better start working on his arrangement of “Sussudio.” By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice and to receive email correspondence from us.