Phil Collins

I'm not a singer who plays a bit of drums. I'm a drummer that sings a bit. ↗

— Phil Collins

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I'm not trying necessarily to become a movie star; that wouldn't be bad but that's not the aim. I'm just trying to do interesting things and go into areas where I've not been before. ↗

— Phil Collins

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I'm sorry that it was all so successful. I honestly didn't mean it to happen like that. It's hardly surprising that people grew to hate me. ↗

— Phil Collins

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I'm usually going to make a record, finish a record, start a record or start a tour or between tours. ↗

— Phil Collins

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I've bought pretty much every book ever written about the Alamo, and I talk to my friends that I've made over the past 15, 20 years. It's just a constant learning and fascinating thing for me. ↗

— Phil Collins

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I've got one of four known Davy Crocket rifles. It's fantastic just to know it's one of the rifles that he actually used. His cousin had it. ↗

— Phil Collins

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I've spent the last year and a half going through a very public separation, hiding in hotel lobbies. ↗

— Phil Collins

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In 1977 we played America and Europe three times, and Japan - my marriage suffered as a result. My then wife took the kids to Canada to be near her parents. ↗

— Phil Collins

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In Genesis we saw ourselves as song-writers. After Peter Gabriel left I was the first to say: 'It's OK - we can just do instrumentals.' ↗

— Phil Collins

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It's actually come as quite a shock to learn just how many people don't like me. ↗

— Phil Collins

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