Sir Paul McCartney Phil Collins Feud Update; 3 Lesser Known Facts About The Former Beatle's Singer And Bass Guitarist

By Hazel Jane F. Mortiga

Oct 28, 2016 06:05 AM EDT

The rock band Genesis lead singer, Phil Collins and Sir Paul McCartney's issue has taken to another twist. It was reported that Phil Collins carry the grudge of hating Sir Paul McCartney for over 14 years. The Beatles lead vocalist and bass guitarist, McCartney wanted to make peace with the 65-year old singer-songwriter, Phil Collins. However, Collins keep on attacking McCartney on his unethical behavior.

A week ago, Collins announced his live comeback with the "Not Dead Yet" tour on Europe and the United Kingdom before he revealed his 14-year feud with McCartney. According to the report, Collins allegedly spoke down to the 75-year old former vocalist. "I thought, You fuck! You fuck!, Collins said.

In an interview with the Billboard, Collins said that McCartney contacted him about his comments since then. The Genesis lead singer said that McCartney was upset for he said something nasty about him. On the other hand, Collins would not be playing drums on his upcoming shows due to extensive injuries.

Moreover, the famous Paul McCartney have three lesser more facts that you need to know. Here are some trivia:

1. According to the news site, the English singer-songwriter is a good drummer. He played drums on "The Ballad of John and Yoko," "Back in the U.S.S.R." and "Dear Prudence."

2. Paul helped invent "Heavy Metal." "Helter Skelter" was the first heavy metal song composed by Paul McCartney. The song was considered as heavy metal rock song because of its heavy bass, drums, and screaming vocals.

3. McCartney was inspired by a yodeling superstar, Slim Whitman. He was fourteen then when his father bought him a trumpet which he exchanged for an acoustic guitar. The former lead vocalist had a difficulty playing the guitar for he is a left-handed person. When Paul saw the poster of Slim Whitman, who was also a left-handed, it made him realized what would be the solution to his problem - flipping the guitar over so that the fretboard was on his right side.