Phil Collins

== Info ==
Phil Collins is a rock musician best known for being the original drummer of progressive rock band Genesis and for controversially replacing Peter Gabriel as the frontman of the band in the eighties, leading to the group becoming a sellout pop band instead of the sophisticated art band they had been. Their connection to Collins is believed to be the main reason why Genesis got into the Hall of Fame. Collins is also criticized for his Disney soundtracks, with some finding him inferior to Elton John. Almost every album Collins has released has gone at least gold in the US, with No Jacket Required going diamond. His compilation Serious Hits...Live! went four times platinum. ...Hits went triple platinum. Love Songs went gold. His soundtrack to Disney's Tarzan went double platinum. Numerous hit singles, with some going gold in the US. These include as a featured artist. Video album The Singles Collection went platinum. Seriously Live in Berlin also went platinum. Collins has also been a producer and seen in film, theatre, and on television. He has been criticized for both his musical style and his political views.
== Genres ==
Pop Rock
New Wave
== Parody ==
The manual for Stinkoman 20X6, an online video game from the creators of popular internet cartoon Homestar Runner, takes a line from In the Air Tonight.
== Film ==
For several years Collins provided the soundtrack to Disney animated films, most notably Tarzan.Category:Pop Rock
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