# In 2002, a new genre fell in love with Phil Collins. Now, he admits he didn’t even want to be there

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-2002-a-new-genre-fell-in-love-with-phil-collins-now-he-admits-he-didnt-even-want-to-be-there/
- Published: 2026-11-04T16:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T17:15:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/2002-new-genre-fell-in-love-with-phil-collins/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Bone Thugs-n-Harmony reworked Collins’s “Take Me Home”.
- Collins initially declined to appear in “Home”.
- He agreed after hearing the song and met the group in Geneva.

## Summary

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony asked Phil Collins to appear in the video for “Home”, their reworking of his song “Take Me Home”. Though the invitation reflected hip-hop’s growing appreciation of his music, Collins initially resisted, saying he was not in America and warning them not to press him.

After hearing the track, Collins agreed to meet the group in Geneva, where they filmed the video. The article describes his R&B influences and the respect he gained from hip-hop artists during the sampling era, while noting that he did not pursue further high-profile collaborations and later chose to step back from music.

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