Interview with Chester Thompson (Phil Collins, Genesis, Weather Report)
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In this interview, we talk about Chester's current relationship with Phil, the physical toll of those old tours, his new album, touring with Unitopia, and how he continues to learn and practice everyday!
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I guess what I’m saying is there is no substitute for the combination of Thompson and Collins playing together. Sonic heaven.
Bruford
Chester is one if the few issues all Genesis fans agree. Absolute class act.
Phil and Chester were a driving force to be reckoned with
Their drum duet, for me was a crucial part of the show.
Hope one day they can be friends again 🫰
Agree!
Chester is such a huge part of Genesis being one of the best live bands ever. Just a monster
He’s a god!!
I love Chester. I'm especially touched by the dignity with which he references the fall out that he and Phil had - most bands take to making acrimonious comments and the whole thing becomes a slanging match. It worried me, though, when Chester said that Phil isn't the kind of person that you can go back to, leaving Chester to wait and see if Phil will make the move to re-connect before it's too late.
How lovely it would be if Phil's answer to that was to turn up on the front row at one of Utopia's gigs. No words needing to be spoken, just that simple act would mend all bridges.
Wouldn’t that be cool!! :)
@@EverythingPhilCollins Yes!
Wow Scott, I really never thought Phil & Chester fell out in 2010. I hope they (Chester and Phil) will mend fences before it’s too late. I hope for their sake it’s not too late.
Me too!
I remember hearing rumblings that something happened between them, but it's mostly been a mystery. They were together and tight for so long that whatever happened was probably like a marriage busting up. Phil has a pretty passionate personality and might have formed a overreacting grudge to it. Chester is such a class act, he won't hash out details to the public. Hopefully the bury the hatchet before its too late
Chester is a legend.
Agree!
@@EverythingPhilCollins
Phil Collins should make up with Chester.
Chester deserves more credit then he deserves a very underrated drummer.
And a nice guy.
Nice to hear from Chester again!
Indeed!
The fact that you interviewed him is, for the lack of a better word, A MIRACLE. I really like your channel.
A legend who IMHO does not get the credit he is due. Great interview.
Agreed! Thank you!!
Longtime Genesis fan of more than 30 years. Chester is a legend. Nuff said.
Agree 💯
I was a kid in the 80s when I got my first album- Invisible Touch. My next purchase was Genesis Live at Wembley. Chester blew me away. A few years later Im learning drums with the school band. My band teacher hears me talking about the drum duet, Los Endos, and Chester. A few days later he hands me a piece of paper that says:
Dear Josh,
Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice
Etc.
With love,
Chester Thompson
Thank you, Chester. I took your advice and Im still playing today thanks to your inspiration!
What a beautiful story.
It's very sad to hear Chester and Phil do not speaking to each other for 13 years! I know the problems were born because Phil wasn't happy with how Chester sounded on the Going back tour. Even Phil wasn't at his best at that moment, between personal problems and alcoholism. Yet they were friends before, and together they did great things musically. I really hope they can get back together.
I was at a live recording and The base guy and Phil made a lot of mistakes and re takes had to be made. I know Chester has mentioned this before and how Phil would blame him for it.
I was lucky enough to see the going back tour in NYC and Chester nailed it he was spot on for me it was the highlight of the show as I'm always focused on drums
Love this guy , as a Genesis guy since 1970, he and Dazza are key members of my group !
I really hope they mend fences. Life is short. They were incredible together.
💯
Great interview as always. I hope Phil and Chester’s relationship get better. It was really sad and shocking after finding out that the last time they’ve spoken was 2010. And to think that the last words said to each other are not pleasant at all. Hopefully they get to talk to each other again - they were great together.
Thanks for watching!
Very professionally interviewed. Being such a big fan of Chester that wouldn’t have been easy. Well done.
Chester - what a legend. ❤
Thanks a ton!
Authentic......that is Chester. I'm not a drummer, but a musician. No wonder he and Phil were so close, so good! Hearing the love that comes through in speaking of Collins, brings tears. "We both listened to the same music, same jazz." Great interview.
Thanks for watching!!
Such a great talk. He's so right when he says you haven't really practiced until you've shed tears.
That stuck with me!
That was awesome! What a great guy Chester is, absolute legend. And for the channel and you as a person this is such a big moment.
Thanks so much!
Chester, WE love what you do! The beauty of collaboration.....the sum is greater than the parts......the definition of Genesis.
Amen!!
What? Phil double-tracked those drum parts?!?!
Best Chester Thompson interview I've ever heard. Thank you so much!
Thank you!!!
"Squonk" is one you can hear it on.
I met the Producer Dave Bascombe a couple of times at The Townhouse…he was tape op during the recording of Duke at Abba’s Polar studio and told me how Phil would do that double tracked drums thing right at the end after the vocals were done and he’d do the whole album in pretty much one take 😅..
Very cool info! If I had to pick a Genesis studio album for drum sound alone, it would be Duke. Very live sounding for a studio recording.@@christianparsons6050
@@christianparsons6050 amazing!
I love this man, Chester Thompson, beyond words.
Same here!!
I've seen a lot of interviews with Chester over the last three decades and this one is the best by far! Nice one! Super interesting and informative with thoughtful questions that were professional and super respectful. Thanks for putting this one out there into the universe!
Glad you enjoyed it! Wow. Thank you!
Love Chester!
The points he made 32:05 to 33:05 about not thinking about anything while drumming is simple and profound. He's really engaging in meditation while outwardly playing drums. For example, there's a video on TH-cam titled "Chester Thompson Drum Cam," on Take Me Home, live from 1990 (red t-shirt). When I first watched that video, I personally felt a sense of meditative calmness while watching Chester's intently focused on driving that song home.
Excellent interview - wouldn't have known about Chester's new album without your channel! Cheers! It's a must have!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Me neither, will be listening
What a legend! With all due respect to Nic Collins, who has truly inherited his father’s talent and did a fantastic job throughout the final Genesis tour, he will never be able to reach Chesters level of feel and originality, and that is an undeniable fact!! As a respectful gesture
to Chester, Phil, Tony and Mike should have brought him in for a drum duet-intermezzo at some point during the final concerts! ~ these iconic duets/double drums performances Phil and Chester executed in some incarnation at every concert through the years, were always a very anticipated part of the gigs💪 ~ well, to late to do anything about that now🤷
Thank you for the music, Chester❣️
And thanks for this wonderful interview and upload 🙏
Liking & subscribing 👌
Wow! Fantastic interview, Scott! Thank you! Chester is (& always has been) a consummate class act. I’m so happy that he’s still playing, still recording, still learning & (above all) still doing what he loves.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a lovely guy Chester is. I could listen to him for hours. Would be great to know if his love of taking pics meant that he had a lot of unseen pics from Genesis tours. Please ask if you get another chance.
Such a sweet guy!!
Chester, you're a real gent with the kindest heart. Phil's drumming really got me into Genesis, but you're the real deal. Met you briefly in 1980 after the Duke tour at Hammersmith Odeon.
Great dude!!
Hey Scott. What an amazing interview this was and what a generous man Chester is with his conversation and stories. To give it 10/10 just doesn’t seem enough. I will come back to this video time again to relive it all. Well done.
Thanks so much!
Thank you for this interview. Can't really say how much it means to hear from Chester after all the years of being a fan.
So nice to hear!!
Great interview total legend, complete legend thanks so much.
Glad you enjoyed it
Chester and Bill Bruford were my drum heroes when I was a young man, Chester is just such a solid guy, the falling out between Chester and Phil is really sad, I do hope they can talk again before either or both passes.
Great dude!!
You're interviewing Chester! Definitely can't wait. Awesome!
Hope you enjoy!
I thoroughly did enjoy. You are a natural at conducting an interview - I thought you did a phenomenal job! A million thanks to you, and to Chester, of course! @@EverythingPhilCollins
Love Chester’s work with Frank Zappa in the mid 70s! I know Phil was a fan as well, Chester’s drumming on the Roxy & Elsewhere album is what made Phil want to bring Chester in to play with Genesis in the first place
Beautiful
What a great interview, what an amazing humble man & musician he is, I’m glad you asked why he never appeared on any studio recordings(which was odd that he never did) and his current relationship with Phil, I hope Phil reaches out before it’s too late.
Thanks. Agree!!!
An enormous talent
Agree!!!
Having seen Genesis live twice and Phil Collins once, I can confirm that Chester is the better drummer, I think he is underrated!
Chester is a legend.
Its a shame he and Phil don't speak, but he has no grudge, so good for him
Thank you, very professional. Chester is such a lovely and huble human being. WOW.
So true!
Chester 🥁🎶👏👏👑
The best!
So influential in my Drumming. A powerhouse, explosive monster ! Best of all , the very nicest man !!
Cool!!
Love your channel! Thank you! Chester is the best!!!
Thanks for watching!
What a wonderful person Chester is. Absolutely going to check out the new album.
Please do!
Amazing interview, you asked what no one did. Congratulation.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!
Alright good interview with Chester I learned a lot! Thank you for this interview so interesting.❤❤
Glad to see him doing well...hes a real gentleman..godbless keep groovin brother *
Thanks for watching!!
Great interview, one of my all time favorite drummers! I’ve seen Chester over a dozen times through the Phil & Genesis days! He’s like a machine, honor to see him play!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I don't think I've ever heard Chester talk this much before! He usually comes across as the quiet, shy one with a gentle sense of humor.
But perhaps he has more to say when it's about his own projects?
Nice interview! 😉
Thanks. Yah I was surprised. So fun and sweet!!
There's a really great interview on TH-cam with John Edginton
fantastic interview, thank you so much!
My pleasure!!
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I have Chester inside of my 10 top best drummers of all time list.
Great interview by the way
Love this dude. Always cheered loudest for Chester at the Genesis or Collins gigs. And if people here don't know it already, check out Air Pocket, "Fly On". Chester's on drums and the Fowler brothers are gettin' tight. Sounds quite a bit like Brand X. Wicked stuff!
Just finished watching and you did a great interview and Chester seems like such a nice gentleman.
As always, you ROCK!
Glad you enjoyed it!
We should reach out to Tony Smith and see if there's a way to somehow (privately) have Chester & Phil somehow make contact together.
Would be such a shame for them to end such a long career and even friendship this way.
❤️
Your best video. Great job, Chester is a legend!
Wow, thanks!
I met Dave Bascombe (producer for Tears F/Fears, Goldfrapp blah blah) a couple of times at The Townhouse...my (indie) band mates had told him I was a fan before i'd gotten to the studio - affectionately tongue in cheek - as it wasn't 'cool' being a Genesis geek in an Indie Band during the late 90s😏...Bascombe was tape op on Duke. He took me to the exact spot in the room that used to be the drum booth where Intruder and In The Air was recorded, nice👌 And told that same fact Chester cited, that at the end of all tracking before mixing started, Phil went back in the booth and tracked every drum part again in single takes...bang bang bang ..done. He said it was astonishing the level of musicianship, top session player accuracy. I wish this interview could be sent to Phils management in-box...he needs to wake up , get over himself and make up with Chester. I worshipped Phil since age 7 (now 50) and a few years back when he was sat in the chair on his last solo tour I felt compelled to write to him and tell him how much he'd meant to me growing up, not just musically but as a kind of mentor/guide/father figure😳 (embarrasing eh). I sent him a couple of cds of albums i'd played on by artists I thought he might like. For sure he obvs got thousands of letters/cds like this over the years so I never expected to hear anything back (unlike when he wrote to me age 15 after I'd asked if i could do school work experience at The Farm). Anyway, I felt a bit stupid when I received the CDs back in the post with a letter from the management saying something like 'Phil thought you should keep the cds'😂...I mean , just say nothing, bin them if you like, but don't send them back to me! I was a bit sad for a while. Reminded me of the time age 19 when Columbia Records left a message asking to call them back. Excitedly I rang expecting to hear how much they liked the 4 track cassette demo of our band I'd sent them. No, they had lost the return address to send the tape back to me🙄🤣.
Awesome interview! Thanks, it made my day 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is a major coup and, yes, I am very interested in the Chester-Phil dynamic. I can't wait for the post!!!!!
Yay! Thank you!
Played with Zawinul, Zappa and Collins: an awesome drummer who was the backbone of Genesis live when Bruford wasn’t really interested in the gig.
Chester literally is reaching out to Phil in this interview: . It would be graceful if Phil picked up that invitation.
:) ❤️
Awesome interview - how you managed to not go all "fanboy" over this is admirable! I'm a bit younger than most Genesis fans too, and can't imagine interviewing any of them and keeping it together. Met Mike Rutherford twice and Steve Hackett, but it was quick chats and photos. Well done - fully subscribed to your channel!
:)
OMG, that was wonderful. Thank you Scott, thank you Chester! I know I shouldn't ask, but what are the chances of interviewing Phil? Cheers, Ian
I believe it will happen one day! ❤️
"Can you elaborate?" - There is no better question in the interviewer's arsenal!
:)
Chester Thompson you are GOD!!!
Wow this is gonna be cool! this is going to be a long half hour of waiting for this😅
:)
Midnight! 6 and a half hours! ;)
Think how we feel 🇬🇧
oh no i read it wrong…even worse🙃
This was such a good interview, that hour flew by. He is as always very humble and respectful. Love hearing all about his Uni teaching etc, his views on ‘listening’ and feeling the music. Interesting about the fall out, thanks for asking it. Such a waste of a long friendship over what I believe was an issue during one or two performances. Don’t get me wrong, Im a lifelong fan of everything Phil has done really, but I will say its lucky that Mike and Tony didnt have the same attitude towards phil on the last tour with his performance, constantly losing his place and getting lyrics wrong night after night. Its human nature to have an off night.
Good point! Thanks for the comment and for watching!!
It would have been so awesome to have Chester and Nic doing a drum duet on the last tour. It stinks him and Phil had to have a fallout, Chester always seemed to tour with Phil no matter what in the 80s. All together this was an awesome interview and cool to hear Chester talk about everything.
That’s a cool idea!
well that was cool he is one cool man
:)
Great interview! You've just interviewed a legend...now, take that all in. :)
:)
Dream Job ? Chester Thompson’s Drum Tech !!!!!
Same!
Listening to Tropical Sunday
‘Bang the drum all day’ by my favorite Todd Rundgren, oh yes sir that’s a motivating song!!
Lol!
Chester IS my all time favorite drummer! Nothing beats his feel and musicality. God bless you!
Great man!
Chester is one of my favorite Drummers
Same!!
Really well done! Not easy to interview over webcams with the delay.
So true! Thank you!
I wish Chester would get together with Toontrack and either make a SDX expansion or at least a great MIDI pack. It would be awesome to have his knowledge put into a professional tool like that.
I remember Chester Thompson from him playing with Ron kenoly
Cool!!
Funny about the left handed, right handed discussion, I’m left handed writing and playing guitar, but I throw right handed, hit right handed in baseball and play drums right handed, I can do some things with either hand like work with tools, brush my teeth, brush my hair etc…
Me frustra y me entristece saber que Phill Collins y Chester continúan en el mismo punto de enemistad. No tengo ni idea de que pudo pasar exactamente para que quedasen así. Pero el tiempo pasa, y si cualquiera de los dos fallece en un momento cercano, el que siga por aquí, va a lamentar no dar el paso de arreglar las cosas cuando pudo arreglarse. La vida son dos dias, y no estámos para perderla en futilidades. Ojalá Phill ( que parece el más reacio) dé el paso, y exista una conversación en la que, al menos, no se vean el uno al otro como enemigos. Crucémos los dedos.
How did Chester find the G audiences ? We loved him BTW
What a great interview. I still don't get why Phil fell out with Chester. Chester seems like such a nice guy and it's obvious he's a total professional.
Great dude!
I wonder if at any point someone will be able to broach what seems to be an elephant in the room. Have Chester and Phil really after all those years fallen out. Reports seem to suggest so, but Chester always seems so very humble that I don’t think he’d say anything unless he was directly asked about it. Would be interesting to know for sure.
The answer is within the video! :)
@@EverythingPhilCollins well that’s definitely worth a watch then, simply rumours aren’t useful.
Something magical happens when those two play together. Instinctive and powerful. And as the drummer as Part of Genesis he really was, as Phil described him on stage, the backbone of genesis live. And if one ever wants to see just how hard he worked every night at parts of Phil’s solo band, look no further than the drum cam footage from the ‘Serious Tour’, phenomenal!!
Thanks for this amazing interview! You did a really good job! :)
I didn't get that part from Chester and Phil falling apart. My last update was that Chester wasn't playing along side Phil on his last tour(s) because of Chester was retired/busy.
I never noticed that something happened between them. Does anybody know what exactly happened between Chester and Phil? Would be great if anybody could explain it or has a video where one of them talks about it. Thanks lads! :D
The actual details are private, but it was something to do with drumming around the “Going Back” days…
you forgot Frank Zappa in your title...he does not get the other gigs except for the fact he played with Zappa
Many thanks for this interview....I have been listening to a lot of Genesis lately and have thoughts on Chester. IMO, the 3 band principals were terribly short sighted not making Chester a full band member.
I realize Phil does double takes of drum tracks in the studio, but critical listening of live performances clearly shows the superiority of the live versions with both drummers going at it and pushing each other’s sonic potential in real time.
See any live version (exception: The Last Domino? Tour) of Second Home by the Sea for example. The power and sheer dominance of the live performance is something that is missing on the studio version.
This is confirmed by viewing and listening the same song on “The Last Domino? Tour” in which Chester is replaced by Phil’s son. As talented as the junior Collins is, his drumming, backed up by a tour percussionist, is no match for the combination of Thompson and Collins together….no match at all. No reply at all either,,,,,such a shame.
and Frank Zappa!!!!
Yep!!!
Dude, let the man talk. You don't have to react audibly to everything he says.
Thanks for the feedback!
...bizarre 80s computer screen ha ha
Lol
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Love Chester!
Me too!