Phil Collins appeared on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on October 25.

Collins was there to promote his memoir Not Dead Yet, but also performed his solo hit "In The Air Tonight" with the help of the show's house band, the Roots.

Following the performance, Fallon regaled the audience with the urban legend that the song was inspired by Collins witnessing a man drown someone.

The tale also suggests that Collins then invited the murderer to one of his shows and shined a spotlight on him in the audience.

Collins stated, "Unfortunately, none of it's true. I was just pissed off, you know? I was angry.

You go through a divorce, and sometimes it's like, 'I love you, don't hang up,'  that's where a song like 'In the Air Tonight' comes out."