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" I joined Genesis when I was 19. I've earned the right to actually do nothing. I don't want to be a shadow of what I was, so I've kind of just quite willingly stood back. "
Phil Collins
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" I am stopping so I can be a full-time father to my two young sons on a daily basis. "
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" 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. "
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" You know, I've released some great records and I've released some dogs. But frankly, the fun is in creating the thing. "
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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. "
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" My only saving grace is that I actually collect things that nobody else is interested in. "
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" When I was five or six, I started dressing up like Davy Crockett. "
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" That's going to be on my headstone: 'He came. He wrote 'In the Air Tonight.' He... died.' "
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" I'm not a singer who plays a bit of drums. I'm a drummer that sings a bit. "
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" I have never been a Conservative, or at least not since being a young teenager. My father voted Conservative, and even his doing that was a hangover from the '50s and '60s, which may have been an influence on me. "
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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. "
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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. "
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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. "
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" That's the trouble with wishing you were somebody else. As much as you may want it, you know it'll never happen, at least not in this lifetime. "
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" It's always been easy with Mark, he's a rock fan and we speak the same language. He's a big Beatles fan too. We worked a lot via CLI calls, though only meeting up once every couple of months. "
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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. "
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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. "
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" I started drumming around the same time I came across this part of American history. But there seemed to be a way forward playing drums. There didn't seem to be a way forward being fascinated by a piece of history. "
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Way
" I do that in whatever language of the country I'm in, because the audience appreciate it. "
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" I've spent the last year and a half going through a very public separation, hiding in hotel lobbies. "
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" Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours. "
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" It's not often that an English drummer gets an Oscar. So I'm very, very proud of that. "
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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. "
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" There's no magic for getting into the groove... just banging away at it. Sometimes the lyrics come first, sometimes the music. "
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" I'm fascinated by what people will do to each other. Actually, I'm sort of interested in the gory details of life. "
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" The difference between the American version of 'Live Aid' and the British one - in England, if you wanted a cup of tea, you made it yourself. If you wanted a sandwich, you bought it. In typical American style, at the American concert, there were laminated tour passes and champagne and caviar. "
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" I'm just trying to do things that are interesting for me. "
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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. "
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