Well, as I said, I was curious about those rumors myself so I asked Davis and got the answer straight from the horse's mouth since Davis ran the auditions with Mike and Tony. They hadn't gotten to the point where they were considering Kevin yet. I told this to Jon Rubin, our manager when I was in Thud, and he explained it was Tony Smith/Hit & Run that got back to him saying that Kevin COULD audition. That's all that happened.
As for your comment about "egos", I don't know if you're serious but in case you are, I'd say it's not as simple as the "size of an ego". It's about personality, opinions and style. KG had a strong personality, he was majorly opinionated and had tons of style musically and lyrically. If TB and MR became FANS of Kevin and would have let him do his thing then it could have been amazing. But, at that point Genesis was TB and MR's baby, the vehicle for their writing, their words, their playing... I mean, I could just imagine Tony's face when Kevin would walk into his keyboard square and say "play something like this!" and then KG would play incredibly well (better than PG or PC ever did on keys). Tony would have gotten him out by Friday.
As much as I know KG loved his Genesis I just can't imagine him resisting doing things like that. But, still, whether we knew any of these guys a little bit or not it's still just speculation so... by all means imagine whatever! I was mainly just sharing the truth about the rumor for anyone who cares about the reality vs. the fantasy.
I did also ask about Longdon vs. Wilson and NDV vs. Nir Z, the main contenders and/or contributors for CAS. But, some things are better not shared. I really like all of those guys and it's cool that they got the chance to do anything with the G-men. Being able to listen to NDV play with Longdon in BBT anyway is great. Aaaaannnnnd getting back on topic, hearing NDV play with Spocks Beard again is also great. I saw one of their first gigs ever. I went with Kevin. I think it was at the Whisky in LA. NDV invited us. After Progfest they asked me if I wanted to play keys in Spocks Beard too. But, that's a whole other story. SOC toured with Spocks Beard after NDV left and we really enjoyed hanging with them. Fun band! Seeing them on Cruise To The Edge with Nick was cool. I work with Nick a lot for drum sessions and he blows me away. He'll do an amazing job on the new SB album like he does on everything. One of the best IMO.
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