Phil Collins Eyes Oasis Run-In at Hall of Fame
*Phil Collins of Genesis performs on the opening night of their North American “The Last Domino?” tour at the United Center on November 15, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images)*
Phil Collins has spoken about the supposed feud involving him and Oasis, with both artists set for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November.
In a new interview with Mojo, Collins discussed the chance that he may cross paths with the Gallagher brothers at the event. “The inductees have all been invited to a lunch before the ceremony,” he said. “Which will be interesting, as I’m sure to bump into Oasis.”
According to Mojo, the feud goes back to 1994, around the period when Oasis released their debut album, Definitely Maybe. Noel Gallagher reportedly called Collins “the antichrist of music” at the time and later made other comments about him over the course of his career.
Collins also said in the Mojo interview that one of his daughters, actress Lily Collins, confronted Liam Gallagher about the remarks backstage at Live Earth in 2007.
“She went up to him and said, ‘Why do you hate my dad?’” Collins told the mag. “And apparently Liam said, ‘I don’t hate anybody, love.’”
Noel once revealed in an interview that his issues with Collins came from being scared by Collins at a Genesis concert in the ’80s, when Noel was “completely out of it.”
“Now I’ve thought this through, and although Noel didn’t specify what song it was, I reckon it was ‘Mama,’ where I go ‘Ha-ha-ha… Oww,’ with the light under my face,” Collins said of what may have frightened Noel. “So I think ‘Mama’ is why Noel called me the antichrist.”
He added, “But I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt here, and assuming he doesn’t really think I’m the antichrist.”
Collins and Oasis will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. The ceremony will air on ABC and stream on Disney+ in December.
This article was adapted from original reporting by ABC Audio, as featured on 105.7 The Point.