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Phil Collins
Phil Collins
English Musician
Born: Jan 30, 1951
Day Me People Think Time You
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I'm not a singer who plays a bit of drums. I'm a drummer that sings a bit. Phil Collins
Bit Drummer Drums Singer Sings Who Plays
Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours. Phil Collins
Music Mine Point Beyond Anymore Certain Certain Point Yours
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
First Saw Say OK Ourselves Genesis Left Just Gabriel After Peter
There were 'big stars' at the Alamo! Bowie, Crockett! It is a huge political event because it, and the events at Goliad and San Jacinto, changed the look of a map of America. America would be a very different place if Texas had remained Mexican. Phil Collins
Events Political Big Stars Changed Would Would-Be Remained Had Look Bowie Because Were Texas Mexican Huge Very America Different San Place Different Place Map Event
There's no magic for getting into the groove... just banging away at it. Sometimes the lyrics come first, sometimes the music. Phil Collins
Music Sometimes First Lyrics Magic Come Banging Getting Just Groove Away
I can't play anywhere near like I used to, and I was a hot drummer. It doesn't bother me, because frankly, if you get to that point where you can't hold a drumstick properly, there are many other things in life which are far more important, like cutting a loaf of bread or a piece of cheese. Phil Collins
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It's not often that an English drummer gets an Oscar. So I'm very, very proud of that. Phil Collins
Drummer Proud Very Gets Often English Oscar
Originally, I thought the story of the Alamo was all these men defending their liberty when they could have left, knowing they were going to die. That's without a doubt what appealed to me, the romance and the nobility. But, as in life, the more you dig the more you find out that things weren't quite like that. Phil Collins
Life Me You Liberty Thought Men Doubt Dig Out Find More Could Nobility Like Knowing Without Were Left Die Going Quite Romance Story Appealed Originally Things Defending
The day Tarzan opened in London, I sat in a hotel room and discussed the project in detail. Phil Collins
Day Project Detail London Hotel Hotel Room Opened Discussed Tarzan Room Sat
Often there's a BA crew, because half the time we stay at the same hotels, especially in Australia. I can remember spending quite a lot of time with crews around the pool there. They always make themselves known to us. Phil Collins
Time Remember Half Pool Crew Spending Stay Hotels Half The Time Make Known Because Around Always Lot Australia Same Quite Often Quite A Lot Themselves Us
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
Become Before Aim Bad Area Go Been Trying Just Where Movie Movie Star Interesting Interesting Things Star Things Necessarily
If Miles Davis hadn't died it would have been interesting to do an album with him, but there wasn't much else that would have got me into the studio... although Herbie Hancock has just been in touch about doing something and that would be an interesting combination. Phil Collins
Me Else Would Would-Be About Touch Something Davis Studio Combination Him Although Got Doing Been Died Just Interesting Much Miles Miles Davis Album
I'm usually going to make a record, finish a record, start a record or start a tour or between tours. Phil Collins
Record Finish Tour Tours Between Make Going Start
I can't remember much about the early flights, except that it was ages before we got into First Class. Phil Collins
Class Remember First Before About Except First Class Got Much Ages Flights Early
We stayed in some pretty shabby places in Europe. Phil Collins
Shabby Stayed Some Pretty Places Europe
When we're touring America or Europe, we use our own plane and a great advantage of that is it cuts out an awful lot of time checking in. You literally drive up to the plane, get on and then drive off at the other end. Phil Collins
Time Great You Drive Own Other Our Out Touring Advantage Checking Lot Off End Up America Get Literally Plane Cuts Then Use Europe Awful Awful Lot Great Advantage
Another time, we had three days off in Australia, so we went out of our way to fly to Ayres Rock. Phil Collins
Time Fly Three Our Way Out Had Days Another Another Time Rock Off Australia
I usually hang around the room listening to a bit of last night's show. If there's one available, I go to the steam room every day for my voice. I spend half an hour there and then I eat, because I can't eat later than four o'clock. Then I go for a soundcheck. That's my day. Phil Collins
Day Every Day Listening Half Every Spend Later Bit Eat Voice Steam Hour Because Around Go Than Hang Available Room Then Show There And Then Four Last Night
No seriously... when there's families, you tend to go back to your room after the gig rather than go for a drink with the other guys. But there's always someone who's got something going, like the tour manager. Phil Collins
You Seriously Other Back Gig Someone Something Guys Rather Drink Tend Tour Like Always Got Go Families Than Manager Going After Room Your
Each thing leapfrogs. I do a Genesis project - like now, we're just finishing off an album - and then by the time the album is doing its thing, I could do nothing or I could do a film. Phil Collins
Time Nothing Project Finishing Could Genesis Like Doing Off Just Then Each Film Now Thing Album By The Time
Many of the articles printed over the last few months have ended up painting a picture of me that is more than a little distorted. Phil Collins
Me Picture Few Painting Months Distorted More Over Printed Up Than Articles Ended Little Many Last
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
Me Hate People Sorry Honestly Like Surprising Grew Happen Mean Successful Hardly
'Urban Renewal' was sweet because I've been - unfairly, I would say - plonked in the middle of the road because of a handful of songs. It came at a good time for me, because you do take a bit of a browbeating and, as you get older, you become better at accepting it and realizing why it happens. Phil Collins
Time Good Me You Better Good Time Become Sweet Older Say Bit Would Take Songs Road Because Renewal Accepting Came Been Handful Get Unfairly Middle Happens Urban Realizing Why
It's actually come as quite a shock to learn just how many people don't like me. Phil Collins
Me People Come Like Learn How How Many People Shock Quite Just Many Actually
You know, I've released some great records and I've released some dogs. But frankly, the fun is in creating the thing. Phil Collins
Great You Released Frankly Some Records Know Dogs Creating Fun Thing
Yes, I am aware that I have become a caricature. I've thought about this. Conceptually, what I'd like to do is the equivalent of writing myself out of the script. Phil Collins
Myself Writing Thought Become Caricature Out About Like Am Equivalent Yes Script Aware
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