Peter Gabriel turns down Genesis reunion

10/20/2006 1:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
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Peter Gabriel has rejected the opportunity to reunite with Genesis, he has revealed.

The band's former frontman is understood to have been approached to play with them again, as Phil Collins and company prepare to go back on the road.

However, Gabriel, who has enjoyed a successful solo career since quitting in 1975, says he is not completely opposed to the idea.

Explaining that he had projects of his own to consider, Gabriel said: "There were conversations and I decided not to be a part of it. I'm very happy for them. It's not that I've ruled it out, but I've got some new material that I'll be working on."

A spokesperson for Genesis told the BBC that Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks would clarify their plans in the coming weeks.