No. Phil Collins was not part of the band Eagles.
Chiswick Grammar School gave Collins his first band experience when he joined fellow students in The Real Thing. He then joined Freehold and wrote his first song, ‘Lying Crying Dying’.
Collins was 18 when he joined an obscure rock group, Hickory, with whom he recorded a concept album, ‘Ark II’ (1969), inspired by the moon landing. The album premiered at the London Planetarium to a favorable response, they changed the band name to Flaming Youth and were backed by Phonogram. Shortly after that, the group disbanded, due not only to musical differences, but also to lack of commercial success.
In 1970, when he was 19, Collins got his big music break when he answered a Melody Maker classified advert and was named drummer/backup vocalist for the young rock/pop group Genesis, from Surrey.
In latest buzz, Phil Collins looked startlingly different during a rare public appearance in Miami earlier this month and was walking with a walking stick. The legendary British star, who will turn 65 later this month, made slow progress as he made his way down the street and seemed reliant on the cane he was carrying. Read more at Mirror.
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