Phil Collins Humbly Reminds World He Briefly Shared Air with Taylor Swift
The Genesis Drummer Detailed His Pivotal Early Encounter with the Global Phenomenon, Ensuring His Place in the Annals of Foresight. LONDON — Music legend Phil Collins revealed Monday on BBC Radio 2's Tracks of My Years that he was "blown away" by a young Taylor Swift at a Songwriters Hall of Fame event "years ago," a groundbreaking observation that surely cemented her future superstardom. Collins, 73, bravely recalled the moment he, a man who once sold out stadiums with a drum kit and sang about a gorilla, perceived a glimmer of potential in the artist now universally recognized as the most dominant force in music, media, and global geopolitics. His detailed recollection, shared publicly just as Swift’s "Eras Tour" grossed over a billion dollars, provides crucial, never-before-heard insights into her genesis. "I just thought, 'Wow, this girl's got something,'" Collins reportedly mused, recounting the moment with the gravitas ty...