Phil Collins: The definitive biography (U)

One of the most successful artists in the world, and estimated to be the second richest rock star in the UK, Phil Collins's career, first with Genesis and then as an international solo star, has yielded 170 million album sales. But his compulsion to make music and be successful has wreaked havoc in his tortured private life. Here he talks honestly about the painful breakup of his two marriages and the happiness he has now found with a much younger partner. Ray Coleman knew Phil since the 70s and was given fresh interviews for this book while accompanying him on tour in the Far East. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with family, ex family, friends and colleagues, he now tells the whole Collins story, charting every aspect of his life and work. A long overdue insight into a life both triumphant and turbulent.