Phil Collins has spoken about the unexpected end of his 24-year feud with Paul McCartney. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The musicians fell out back in 2002 after a brief remark by the former member of The Beatles. The incident took place during rehearsals for the concert marking the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
How the feud began
During the rehearsals, Collins showed McCartney a rare first edition of Hunter Davies' book about The Beatles and asked him for an autograph.
According to Collins, McCartney then said to his wife Heather Mills:
"He's a big Beatles fan, our little Phil?"
Collins admits that he took the word "little" painfully.
"I thought: 'You're an idiot.' I couldn't help myself," the musician told British journalist Piers Morgan.
Collins later acknowledged that he may have attached more significance to McCartney's words than they were worth.
What prompted the reconciliation
The reconciliation was prompted by Collins' charity work. He was collecting music memorabilia for an auction in aid of the King's Trust charity, and McCartney learned about it.
According to Collins, McCartney called him and asked what the reason for their long estrangement actually was.
"I said: 'I'm sorry I ever said it, Paul. I'm sorry I said it.'"
McCartney, as Collins recalls, replied:
"So we made up," the musician said.
Collins added that he is glad about the reconciliation and that they finally discussed the old story.
"He's part of my life," the musician said.
Earlier, Kursiv LifeStyle wrote that the creators of the biopic about The Beatles recreated the iconic Abbey Road cover.