Why isn’t solo Phil Collins in the Hall of Fame?

Phil Collins was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Genesis in 2010, however he has not yet been listed as a solo artist. This is somewhat curious as the English musician’s solo career is one that has few equals. His eight solo albums have sold over 150 million records worldwide and, for better or worse, depending on how you feel about it, the former Genesis he was one of the most influential artists of the 1980s.

“He actually came up a lot at meetings,” she admitted

John Sykespresident of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, during a conversation with Vulture. “What happens with great artists like Phil Collins, and I could name four or five others, is that sometimes the committee says, ‘He’s already with Genesis.’ We have so many people who have to come in that sometimes great solo artists like Phil they can’t get on the ballot because there’s someone who isn’t in any configuration.”

Sykes’ claim is true to a point as there are 27 musicians who have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame more than once, a list that includes artists such as Stevie Nicks, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Grohl and EricClapton (the only one to have been introduced three times). For them the principle of already being part of the Ark of Glory did not preclude them from anything, so why isn’t the same reasoning valid for Collins?

“I’ll say right away that’s no excuse not to put Phil Collins because he’s a great artist,” Sykes explained. “I am a voter and I really believe that Sting should be inducted as a solo artist. I have nominated him many times and I am the president. It shows that this is not a secret organization where decisions are made by a couple of people. people vote on these things and fight to defend their point of view. So I think Phil deserves it.”