That Time Phil Collins Was Pranked By A Beatle

A lot of people called George Harrison “the quiet Beatle”. That might have been true for most of the time. But when the guy wanted to make noise, he made…

Wendy Rush

Updated Feb 11, 2021 1:26 PM PST

ANAHEIM, CA – AUGUST 26: Recording artist Phil Collins performs during his concert at The Arrowhead Pond on August 26, 2004 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images).

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A lot of people called George Harrison "the quiet Beatle". That might have been true for most of the time. But when the guy wanted to make noise, he made a lot of it. Check out this story about when Phil Collins was just a teenager looking to make his way into music. He got an offer to play on Harrison's solo album, but was allegedly cut from the final recording. Was Harrison sympathetic? Sure. If you call a massive prank pulling Collins' sorrow strings funny.

It was all done in good fun, but the effort Harrison put in to pull of this prank was almost as impressive as his solo album.

Read the story here.

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