On September 18th, Genesis will release a new book chronicling their five decade career called Genesis Chapter and Verse. The book will feature the band’s story through the eyes of its members, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks, former bandmates Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett, and original guitarist Anthony Phillips. The book also features recollections from other key players in the Genesis saga, including their various producers and even their live road crew. Mike Rutherford says:
“At the time we were rehearsing we were finishing off a book, that’s being done about, you know, the history of Genesis, a proper book, taken from interviews from all of us. You know, the three of us and managers and Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett, you know. It’s a nice book actually.”
The 360-page book will document the band’s evolution, starting from their school days as teenagers. In addition to bandmembers and managers, the interviews include the last one ever given by late Atlantic Records label head Ahmet Ertegun.