Phil Collins second Brand X album, "Moroccan Roll". In December 1978, Genesis went on hiatus while Collins went to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to focus on his family; his marriage had become strained after his extensive touring. Having failed to save the relationship, Collins returned to the UK in April 1979, by which time Banks and Rutherford were recording their solo albums. With time to spare before recording a new Genesis album, Collins played on the Brand X album "Product" and its accompanying tour, played on John Martyn's album "Grace and Danger", and started writing his first solo album, "Face Value", at
Simon Collins Simon Collins Simon Philip Nando Collins (born 14 September 1976) is a British-Canadian musician, drummer and lead vocalist of the progressive rock band Sound of Contact. Collins is the son of English drummer and singer Phil Collins and Collins' first wife, Andrea Bertorelli. He is the brother of actress Joely Collins and half-brother of actress Lily Collins. Reviewers have compared his vocals to his father's. Collins was born in Hammersmith, London, England on 14 September 1976, the eldest son of English drummer, singer-songwriter Phil Collins and his first wife, English-Canadian citizen Andrea Bertorelli. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in