Steve Hackett says former Genesis bandmate Phil Collins ‘doesn’t deserve what happened to him’

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Phil Collins’ Genesis bandmate Steve Hackett apparently grew emotional at the subject of the drummer and singer, whose health has declined in recent years due to a recurring spinal condition. He doesn’t deserve what happened to him.” At the final Genesis concert, Collins was joined by bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks. So there are certain physical things that get in the way.” “I’m kind of physically challenged a bit, which is very frustrating because I’d love to be playing up there with my son.” Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up In March last year, Rutherford made an appearance on BBC Breakfast to discuss his tour with Mike + the Mechanics, for which Nic Collins also stood in for the band’s regular drummer. “We weren’t on the same planet as Phil,” Mike Rutherford wrote in his memoir The Living Years: The First Genesis Memoir.