Peter Gabriel: Possibility of Genesis Reunion Is Slim
Is there part of you that thinks it might be fun to do a few Genesis concerts? Wouldn't it be a great way to end the band and bring your career full circle?I did talk to those guys about it on this last round. And then it was growing into this bigger thing and I had all these other ideas that I wanted to do, and I just thought it was becoming . . . I could feel the suction of the black hole. I get on pretty well with everybody – it wasn't personal issues – I just didn't want to lose that sort of light-footedness that I enjoy now. And I don't know what the others would want to do. Phil
has had a lot of physical troubles recently, back problems that have restricted his drum playing, so there may be other reasons that would make it difficult now. So I assume we won't lose any sleep if we don't do more. You know, we had a great run. They did way better after I left anyway. So I don't know think anyone has anything to complain about.
True. But there's a huge fan base that's just dying to see you guys onstage one more time. What happens in a few years if Phil's condition improves?
Oh, I guess, you know if Phil was . . . Who knows. I mean, I did enjoy the Led Zeppelin one for example. I went to that gig, and they certainly worked their assess off rehearsing. The only time I've ever had a reunion with Genesis is whey they very generously agreed to play the Womad music festival , which had lost lots of money at the first outing. And because they were on tour, we didn't get to rehearse much. And I said, "If we ever do this again, I really want to get it right."
So never say never?
I won't say never ever, but it's in the outside department of the betting shop.
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