Tony Banks: Genesis is Over (audio)
On the eve of their Rock Hall induction later this month, Tony Banks feels that realistically speaking -- for all intents and purposes -- Genesis is done.
Following their sold-out 2007 world tour and several years of a prolonged hiatus, we asked Banks if by compiling the recent boxed set collections of their studio and live catalogues, it signaled a closing of the shop: [
Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "I sort of think it is in some ways, isn't it? But that would never stop you from doing it again if something comes up. And I think the box sets, to me, were the things I really enjoyed doing because. . . for the chance to go over the old material and make it sound, y'know, as good as we possibly could, I felt. As far as everything else, the playing is something that could always be done at any time. I can't see us ever doing any writing together again. But in terms of doing it again -- it's always a possibility. We're all getting on a bit now. I'm 60 in a few weeks time. I know Mick Jagger's out there -- but even so."
Following their sold-out 2007 world tour and several years of a prolonged hiatus, we asked Banks if by compiling the recent boxed set collections of their studio and live catalogues, it signaled a closing of the shop: [
Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "I sort of think it is in some ways, isn't it? But that would never stop you from doing it again if something comes up. And I think the box sets, to me, were the things I really enjoyed doing because. . . for the chance to go over the old material and make it sound, y'know, as good as we possibly could, I felt. As far as everything else, the playing is something that could always be done at any time. I can't see us ever doing any writing together again. But in terms of doing it again -- it's always a possibility. We're all getting on a bit now. I'm 60 in a few weeks time. I know Mick Jagger's out there -- but even so."
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