Flanked by guitarist Joey Rodriguez and bassist Yang Waingarten, Nic was part of the band What You Know, named after the very first song the trio played together, a track by Two Door Cinema Club. New Times first spoke with Nic in 2016, when he was 14, for his first-ever interview. With our band each of us is on display, so that can be a lot more nerve-racking.' 'For that, I just have to worry about drumming. 'At arena shows, I sit behind decades of music,' Nic tells New Times. Still, the Miami native swears he's more nervous about his upcoming show at Gramps with his band Better Strangers than he was playing at London's O2 Arena for a sold-out crowd. He got to keep the beat to pop smashes 'Invisible Touch' and 'Land of Confusion' at Madison Square Garden and received rapturous applause from audiences and critics. Recently, Nic got to play drums with his dad, Phil Collins, of the rock band Genesis. Not many musicians who have performed at massive arenas would sound as excited to play a smaller venue, but Nic Collins is.

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