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Phil Collins is an English singer, songwriter, and drummer, widely recognized for his solo career and as the lead vocalist of Genesis. His distinctive voice and emotional ballads have made him a global pop icon. He has sold millions of records worldwide and influenced generations of musicians. Here are 76 of his quotes:

I can't remember much about the early flights, except that it was ages before we got into First Class. (Phil Collins)
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. View quote
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Another time, we had three days off in Australia, so we went out of our way to fly to Ayres Rock. View quote
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I don't really belong to that world and I don't think anyone's going to miss me. I'm much happier just to write myself out of the script entirely. View quote
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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. View quote
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I am stopping so I can be a full-time father to my two young sons on a daily basis. View quote
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I wouldn't blow my head off. I'd overdose or do something that didn't hurt. But I wouldn't do that to the children. A comedian who committed suicide in the Sixties left a note saying, 'Too many things went wrong too often. View quote
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Well, I remember! I remember, don't worry How could I ever forget? It's the first time, the last time we ever met But, I know the reason why you keep your silence up, No you don't fool me. The hurt doesn't show But the pain still grows It's no stranger to you and me. View quote
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Love can make you do things that you never thought possible. View quote
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On the day of the show, I sit down with someone that speaks very good English and someone who speaks the local language very well and work out what I'm going to say. View quote
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I'll have the music, and then I'll just turn the microphone on, press Play and Record and sing. And whatever comes out ends up being the melody. (Phil Collins)
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.' View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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'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. View quote
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I do that in whatever language of the country I'm in, because the audience appreciate it. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm writing new songs for a Broadway version of Tarzan, which is very interesting. I think what I learned from the Brother Bear score side of things, I've brought into the new Tarzan songs. Thinking outside just guitar, bass, drums and keyboards. View quote
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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. View quote
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I know it shouldn't make a difference, but crossing the dateline, we weren't sure what day it was - it was very strange. Now, I seem to cope with it better. View quote
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To be honest, producing records interests me less at the moment and I really don't want to get involved in album projects that are going to take up a lot of time. (Phil Collins)
I know the reason why you keep your silence up, No you don't fool me. The hurt doesn't show But the pain still grows It's no stranger to you and me. View quote
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To see a lot of the smaller labels disappear or get gobbled up by the bigger labels, that's a shame. It was a bit of a shock at first to see the demise of the record stores. View quote
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All I set out to do was to earn a living playing drums, you know? And as luck would have it, I've surpassed that. View quote
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I never said I was at the Alamo. Someone else said I was at the Alamo. Now I'm a nutter. I don't think that's fair. View quote
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Occupation: English Drummer
Born: January 30, 1951
Quotes count: 76
Wikipedia: Phil Collins

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