What Phil Collins Really Thinks of Ringo Starr's Drumming
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that former Genesis frontman Phil Collins was in his musical career first and foremost a drummer. He’s had eight Grammy Award wins and sold millions of records, including his chart-topping albums Face Value, No Jacket Required, and Hello, I Must Be Going.
Easily considered one of rock’s greatest percussionists, here’s what Collins – who can be counted on for his brutal honesty – had to say about former Beatle Ringo Starr as a drummer.
The You’ll Be In My Heart singer was an extra in The Beatles’ 1964 film A Hard Day’s Night. Collins was 13 years old at the time. He sat among the crush of screaming fans in the film’s final scene during which the band finally performs.
Collins recalled in his 2016 memoir Not Dead Yet the thrill of that moment for him as a young kid watching the performance of a lifetime. As one of hundreds of students in the London area, Collins was ushered in for a reason unknown to them: they hadn’t been told The Beatles were filming a movie.
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