GENESIS REBORN
Sunday Mirror.co.uk 1 October 2006
Veteran rockers turn it on again
IT'S been 10 long years, but Genesis are reforming for a money-spinning
tour.
I can reveal that the band - Phil Collins, 55, Mike Rutherford, 56 tomorrow,
and Tony Banks, 56, - will reunite next year for a massive jaunt around
Europe and the US.
In their time, Genesis sold more than 130 million albums and are still one
of the Top 30 biggest selling music acts of all time.
Last night a source revealed: "Genesis were huge in Britain and America and
there remains a huge amount of affection for them. And the tour is likely to
make them millions."
Phil split from his third wife, Swiss-born Orianne Cevey, in March after
million - has been living in New York and has been linked to US newsreader
Dana Tyler. A friend said: "The band really want to get it on again.
They always remained friends and just thought it was time to begin again,
especially since Phil's break-up with Orianne has left him with time on his
hands."
Genesis were formed by Rutherford, Banks and original singer Peter Gabriel
at Charterhouse public school in the 1960s. They were a cult success in the
70s, but hit the big time after Gabriel went solo in 1975 and Collins,
already the drummer, replaced him as lead singer. The new line-up sold out
huge tours and scored numerous hits with songs like Turn It On Again, I
Can't Dance and Invisible Touch.
When Collins left to concentrate on his solo hits in 1996 the other two
struggled on with new singer Ray Wilson for two years with little success
before announcing an "indefinite hiatus".
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