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![Phil Collins: Influences](/https/music.apple.com/assets/artwork/1x1.gif)
Phil Collins is the consummate musical journeyman. His imagination is fired up by the directness of soul, the pleading vocals and melodic punch of Motown (think: "Two Hearts”), and the optimism of ‘60s pop. And while Foxtrot-era Genesis explores the outer reaches of musical form, inspired by the questing jazz-rock of Weather Report, Collins' solo ballads channel the torch-song tragedies of Dusty Springfield.