{"id":25349,"date":"2026-08-02T17:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T12:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25349"},"modified":"2026-08-02T17:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T12:11:25","slug":"phil-collins-praises-taylor-swift-after-seeing-her-perform-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25349","title":{"rendered":"Phil Collins Praises Taylor Swift After Seeing Her Perform Years Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/phil-collins\/\">Phil Collins<\/a> has praised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/taylor-swift\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a>, saying the pop superstar \u201cdeserves\u201d her place as \u201cthe hugest thing in the world\u201d after being \u201cblown away completely\u201d the first time he saw her perform 15 years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title 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said. \u201cNot only was the song great, and the sentiment of the song really got me, but she sang it beautifully. And it was just so simple, you know, her on a guitar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCollins said he has \u201calways had a soft spot\u201d for the track since. \u201cI\u2019m so pleased that she\u2019s the hugest thing in the world now because she kind of feels like she deserves it,\u201d he said. \u201cI mean it\u2019s easy to knock someone that\u2019s got so much success, but I think she really deserves it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tElsewhere in the interview, Collins revealed that his signature solo hit \u201cIn the Air Tonight\u201d was largely improvised. \u201cA lot of my lyrics are kind of improvised. The classic example of that would be \u2018In the Air Tonight,\u2019 which was pretty much 80% improvised,\u201d he said, explaining that the song\u2019s atmospheric sound came from a Prophet-5 keyboard and that he \u201ccertainly didn\u2019t labour on it.\u201d He described the result as \u201cthe scenario of luck\u2026 and good fortune\u201d rather than craft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe comments arrive during a landmark year for Collins, who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 2026 \u2014 16 years after entering as a member of Genesis. Across his solo career he scored seven No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 during the 1980s, including \u201cAgainst All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now),\u201d \u201cOne More Night,\u201d \u201cSussudio\u201d and \u201cGroovy Kind of Love.\u201d \u201cIn the Air Tonight,\u201d the 1981 debut solo single he referenced, reached No. 19 on the Hot 100 but became one of the most enduring recordings of his career, later finding new life through film, television and a viral 2020 reaction video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSwift, for her part, holds the record for the most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 among soloists with 15, and her most recent release <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/taylor-swift-new-album-the-life-of-a-showgirl-1236041467\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236041467\">The Life of a Showgirl<\/a><\/em> debuted with a modern-era record of 4 million equivalent album units. \u201cWhite Horse,\u201d the song Collins singled out, appeared on Swift\u2019s 2008 album <em>Fearless<\/em> and won two Grammy Awards, including Best Country Song.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phil Collins has praised Taylor Swift, saying the pop superstar \u201cdeserves\u201d her place as \u201cthe hugest thing in the world\u201d after being \u201cblown away completely\u201d the first time he saw her perform 15 years ago. 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