Phil Collins and Craig Blundell of Steven Wilson and Frost*. According to Jason Bonham, his father "respected Phil Collins’ drumming very much" and one of his favorite songs was Genesis' "Turn It On Again", which he used to love playing with him. "Modern Drummer" readers voted for Collins every year between 1987 and 1991 as Pop/Mainstream Rock drummer of the year. In 2000, he was voted as Big Band drummer of the year. In 2012, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Collins is a left-handed drummer, and uses Gretsch drums, Noble & Cooley solid snare drums, Remo heads, Sabian cymbals
Phil Collins alongside Paul McCartney, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler and Sting. The Phil Collins Big Band completed a world tour in 1998 that included a performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival. In 1999 they released the CD "A Hot Night in Paris" including big band versions of "Invisible Touch", "Sussudio", and "The Los Endos Suite" from "A Trick of the Tail". His first compilation album "...Hits" was released in 1998 and sold well, returning Collins to multi-platinum status in the US. The album's one new track, a cover of the Cyndi Lauper hit "True Colors", was produced by Kenneth "Babyface"