Expert: Joseph Dixon - 1/6/2001

Question
Did Phil and David ever perform Hero live, other than the studio recording?

Thanks.

Answer
Hello Mike...

No, not to my knowledge.  

They have appeared together on television to sing, but they haven't done Hero.  I haven't heard of any guest appearances at each other's concerts to sing Hero either.  

The first was in 1990 when Phil Collins was on The Arsenio Hall Show.  David Crosby joined him on That's Just The Way It Is and Another Day In Paradise.

The other appearance was on Phil Collins Live By Request in 1998.  David Crosby appeared on both the UK and US versions of the show, they had separate broadcasts to both countries and callers from each respective country on the shows, and sang Another Day In Paradise with Phil.  

I'm going on recollection alone at this point.  I'll do a bit more research on this and if I find an instance where they did Hero live, I'll write back and give you the details.

Take care.. Hope this helps...
Joe