Friday, February 24, 2017

Not Dead Yet written by Phil Collins




Remember listening to the 80s band Genesis either on the radio or boom box? When Phil Collins wrote his song, In the Air Tonight, did you belt it out so the world can hear you, whether you’re a great or terrible singer? Ever wondered how Phil Collins got to where he is now? Well . . . how about reading his memoir Not Dead Yet? Since Phil Collins is my favorite male singer, I thought it would be appropriate to share the fact that he did write his own memoir.
         Now, I don’t want to give away too much of Phil Collins’s story, I’ll just give a sneak peak of his music career. First, Phil Collins was born in the United Kingdom where he started out as a drummer for a British band, Genesis, before he became their lead singer and songwriter. Later in life, Phil Collins did release albums with songs that he wrote himself.  Not only did Phil Collins write music for Genesis, and for his numerous albums, he also wrote the songs for the Disney animated movie, Tarzan.
         Phil Collins will tell you everything in his book about the stories behind his music, even the song that every Phil Collins fan is wondering, what the heck is a “Sussudio”, and what gave him the idea to write that hit song? Phil will also tell you about his experiences touring and singing on stage. Besides describing life on stage and singing, Phil Collins will tell stories of his love life and how life was like being a father while working in the music business.  
          One of Phil Collins’s biggest struggles that he will tell in his memoir is his addiction to alcohol. Phil Collins’s will tell you stories after stories of times when he drank too much because he felt hopeless and worthless, he will even tell the story of what made him to finally get help, and how he overcame being an alcoholic.
         Over all, Not Dead Yet is a book that every Phil Collins fan should read because it is written by the man himself who wants to tell his story to the world so we can all know that one question, what gave you the idea to write____?
Trivia Questions: 
How many times was Phil Collins married?
How many children does he have? 
Between drumming and singing, what does Phil Collins prefer to do? Why did he not want to be the lead singer in Genesis? 

Collins , Phil. Not Dead Yet. New York, NY: Penguin Random House , 2016. Print.
I want to put citations in my blogs to show credit to the author(s) and editor(s) who published the book. The description above are my words. 


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