Lily Collins was surprised to learn Genesis melodies were soundtracking her life. Phil Collins‘ daughter explained her unexpected revelation during a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
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“I have these memories as a kid of songs that I don’t know if they’re actually real, because they were in my head as I was maybe in the womb,” the 35-year-old Emily in Paris actress said. “But then when I went to the first Genesis concert that I actually remembered as an adult, there were songs that came on that I went, ‘That’s a real song?!’ I thought that that was just a melody in my head.”
Lily admitted that her realization was “really weird.”
As for her favorite song by her famous dad, Lily pointed to the 1981 classic “In the Air Tonight.”
“There are too many!” she said of her dad’s songs.
Lily Collins Celebrated Genesis’ Final Show
Phil played drums and sang for Genesis after he joined the band in 1970. The GRAMMY-winning group celebrated their incredible career with a farewell tour, The Last Domino? Tour, in 2021.
The tour, which also included guitarist/bassist Mike Rutherford, keyboardist Tony Banks, drummer Nic Collins, and guitarist/bassist Daryl Stuermer, came to an end in March 2022 when the band took the stage at London’s O2 Arena.
Lily was on hand for the major moment, and posted about “the end of an era” on Instagram.
“To have witnessed this last show was truly the memory of a lifetime and an event I shall hold in my heart forever. Endlessly grateful doesn’t begin to do it justice,” she wrote. “So much love was left on that O2 stage and an even bigger amount shared between an audience who didn’t want it to end.”
“Thank you @genesis_band for the memories, thank you dad for being such an inspiration and thank you @nic_collins for making me the proudest sister there is,” Lily continued. “50 years of songs later and still generations more to celebrate you long after this tour has finished…”
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