Steve Hackett is refusing to rush work on his next solo album – and he's waiting to surprise himself with the creative process.
But the former Genesis guitarist is still aiming to launch his first collection of new solo songs since 2011 early next year.
He interviewer Miriam Orlando: "I'm half way through. I don't know how much longer it will take me to finish it. It all depends on other projects, how fast I write – and how fast I manage to surprise myself by supplying answers to a number of questions I ask myself on a daily basis."
Rumours of a Genesis reunion have re-emerged after singer Phil Collins ended his self-enforced retirement and said he'd consider being part of a new project.
Hackett says: "I see them; I talk to them. We talk socially. Maybe one day we'll get married again together for five minutes. Who knows?" But he adds: "And maybe not.

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