Insightful

You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll be glad you are not famous. You'll especially be glad you are not an insecure, work-obsessed celebrity loved by millions but who can't keep his home life together.

I really enjoyed this book. Collins shows a lot of humor and is very British. Do the audiobook. It's worth it for his turn of phrase and impersonations of others. He puts a lot of emotional stuff out there, but still seems to be quite guarded in some areas. I can respect that. I couldn't imagine exposing this much of my life to millions.

If you grew up as I did listening to the music of Collins and Genesis, I highly recommend this book. If you want a story of three failed marriages, late onset alcoholism, and numerous medical conditions, I also recommend this.

Really enjoyed Phil Collins' story. And read by mr. Collins himself. Now all I want to do is listen to his songs. And there are a lot of beautiful ones to choose from.

Love him but this did not do much for me

I was impressed by Collins' honesty when telling his own story, which has just as many ups and downs as you would expect from someone who went from playing drums with a friend from school to a front man in a international best-selling band. And to read his own story out loud, that had to be difficult. I wonder if there were times he found himself cringing in the studio as he recounted one of his less-than-brilliant moves.

A fascinating peek behind the curtain of the rock and roll music world, lots of fun anecdotes about Phil and other rockers, and a really entertaining listen.

“No Jacket Required” was one of the five cassette tapes my mom owned in the 1980s. On cross country road trips when I was a kid, that tape played non-stop.

It was interesting to hear about Phil Collins’ life, as I really didn’t know much about it.