1. On Phil'
s solo albums he often refers to himself in the credit list/liner notes as "PC". For instance in the "No Jacket Required" liner notes he writes stuff like:
PC - Drums, Linn Drum Machine, bass, Oberheim OB-X, vocals
and so on.
2. At the Genesis concert:
Sonny: Look at Phil on the drums!
Rico: I'm surprised PC hasn't developed Popeye arms yet! Wow!
3. PC'
s first movie role was just as a face in the crowd in "A Hard Day'
s Night" (yes, the Beatles flick). He'
s been on TV and he played a major role as a very notorious mail train robber in UK history in the 1988 film "
Buster". It'
s based on an actual event that happened around 1963, but PC'
s comedic charm serves him well too. It'
s got his splendid version of "We Got a Groovy Kind of
Love" and his own Motown- influenced hit "Two Hearts". Both songs rocketed to #1 in America and elsewhere. Well worth checking out, PC and his talents really shine.
4. PC has also appeared on several other
people'
s albums, too numerous to list here. On "Both Sides" he does everything himself - all singing, instruments,production, etc. He'
s also done work on the "Tarzan" soundtrack (PC - WHY did you work with
fucking N'SYNC on that one? Who spiked your drink? Bleeeccch!). Also check out some Genesis and Brand X albums.
5. It was early July and I saw the musical guest PC play "Amazing
Grace" on the bagpipes on the Late Night show. After a commercial break Dave Letterman announced that the show was done - "that's all we have time for today and we'll see you Monday - no wait! We'll be back on Tuesday, Monday is American Independence Day". He looked at PC and said, "I guess that day doesn't mean anything to you, does it?". Phil just quipped, "It'
s just another Monday". Uh-huh.